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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N4

430 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx

Kunyomi: はなぶさ

Onyomi: エイ

Composition: 艹 央

英

Radical

Radical: 艸

Reading: くさかんむり

Meaning: grass

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

英語(えいご)   English language

英国(えいこく)   England

英国人(えいこくじん)   English person

英会話(えいかいわ)   English conversation

英和辞典(えいわじてん)   English-Japanese dictionary

英雄(えいゆう)   hero

Onyomi Examples

英 (エイ) United Kingdom, Britain, English (language)

英語 (エイゴ) English (language)

育英 (イクエイ) education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education

和英 (ワエイ) Japanese-English, Japanese-English dictionary

Kunyomi Examples

花房 (はなぶさ) calyx, corolla

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