英
英 — England
England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
On’yomiエイ (ei)
Kun’yomiはなぶさ (hanabusa)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 英
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 英雄 | えいゆう eiyuu | hero; heroine; great person |
| 育英 | いくえい ikuei | education of gifted young people; providing financial support to gifted students; education |
| 英文 | えいぶん eibun | English writing; English sentence; English text |
| 英字 | えいじ eiji | English letter; alphabetic character |
| 英和 | えいわ eiwa | English-Japanese; English-Japanese dictionary |
Study notes
英 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #430 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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