Kanji Detail for 荏 - "perilla, broad bean, soft"

荏

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
荏 means "perilla, broad bean, soft."
1. Perilla - An annual plant of the Lamiaceae family.
2. Broad bean - A type of bean (used in compound 荏菽).
3. Soft - Weak; feeble.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

bean; perilla; herb; soft; pliable

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

beans; soft, pliable; herb

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens); soft; weak

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

herb, mint; soft, pliable

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Soybeans. | Weak or soft. The Analects says "Stern in appearance but weak inside." | 荏苒. Passing gradually. See "苒" for details.
Onyomi

jin(じん)

nin(にん)
Kunyomi

e(え)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

艸艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
Related Keywords
perilla annual plant lamiaceae family broad bean type soft weak feeble