恵

favor

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingケイ、エ

Kun readingめぐ.む、めぐ.み

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 8

Meanings

favorRtK
blessing
grace
kindness

to bless
to show mercy to
to give (money, etc.)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ten (十) · needle (丨) · rice field (田) · brains · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 659

Compound words

恩恵おんけい

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

知恵ちえ

wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence

恵方巻えほうまき

An uncut sushi roll eaten in silence facing a lucky direction on Setsubun.

恵まれるめぐまれる

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

恵みめぐみ

blessing; grace

恵むめぐむ

to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)

恵比寿えびす

Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

最恵国さいけいこく

most favored nation; most favoured nation; MFN

New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction

須恵器すえき

Sue ware (type of ancient pottery)

翁恵比須おきなえびす

Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)

恵比須顔えびすがお

smiling face

恵方詣りえほうまいり

New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction

恵方参りえほうまいり

New Year's shrine visit in lucky direction

翁恵比須貝おきなえびすがい

Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)

最恵国待遇さいけいこくたいぐう

most favored nation treatment

三人よれば文殊の知恵さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ

three heads are better than two

三人寄れば文殊の知恵さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ

three heads are better than two

Additional Examples

彼は美しい女性と結婚するという幸運に恵まれた。

He had a good fortune to marry a beautiful girl.tatoeba

彼は非凡な数学的才能に恵まれている。

He is endowed with unusual ability in mathematics.tatoeba

彼は彼女の恵まれた才能にあこがれを抱いた。

He longed for her talented skills.tatoeba

彼は知恵の足りないのを力で補った。

What he lacked in wit, he made up for in energy.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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