Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

920 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor

Kunyomi: さか.える は.え -ば.え は.える

Onyomi: エイ ヨウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

誉(えいよ)   honor [n.]

光(えいこう)   glory

養(えいよう)   nutrition, nourishment

枯盛衰(えいこせいすい)   ups and downs, vicissitudes

転する(えいてんする)   transfer with promotion [v.i.]

する(はんえいする)   prosper, thrive

える(さかえる)   prosper, flourish

える(はえる)   look better, look attractive

え(みばえ)   look, appearance

出来え(できばえ)   quality of finished product

Onyomi Examples

エイ honor, honour, glory, prosperity

エイカン laurels, garland

キョウエイ mutual prosperity

キョエイ vanity, vainglory

Kunyomi Examples

える さかえる to prosper, to flourish

はえ glory, splendour, honour

映える はえる to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)

映える はえる to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)

えい honor, honour, glory, prosperity

えいかん laurels, garland