Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N1

400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: defense, protection

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: エイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ぎょうがまえ

Meaning: go, do

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

星(えいせい)   satellite

生(えいせい)   health, hygiene, sanitation

(しゅえい)   security guard, doorkeeper

隊(じえいたい)   self-defense force

術(ごえいじゅつ)   guard, convoy, escort

的な(ぜんえいてきな)   radical, avant-garde

する(ぼうえいする)   defend, protect

Onyomi Examples

エイセイ hygiene, sanitation, health

エイセイ (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite

ジエイ self-defense, self-defence

専守防 センシュボウエイ nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

エイセイ hygiene, sanitation, health

エイセイ (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite

コノエ Imperial Guards

ヒョウエ middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)