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英

England
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingエイ
Kun readingはなぶさ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. englandRtK
  2. english
    彼は駅で英語の先生にばったり会った。He met his English teacher at the station by accident.tatoeba
    英語学英文学専修Department of English Language and Literaturewiki
  3. hero
  4. outstanding
  5. calyx
  1. united Kingdom
  2. britain
  3. english (language)

Synonyms

英吉利英語

Popular Usage

英語英文英和英字英雄

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · centre · center · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1878

Compound words

英語えいご
English (language)
英文えいぶん
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
英和えいわ
English-Japanese; English-Japanese dictionary
英気えいき
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
英和辞典えいわじてん
English-Japanese dictionary
英字えいじ
English letter; alphabetic character
英雄えいゆう
hero; heroine; great person; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
育英いくえい
education of gifted young people; providing financial support to gifted students; education
英国えいこく
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
英訳えいやく
English translation
俊英しゅんえい
excellence; genius
石英せきえい
quartz
和英わえい
Japanese-English; Japanese-English dictionary
英知えいち
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
英明えいめい
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
英会話えいかいわ
English conversation; school for English conversation
英数字えいすうじ
alphanumeric character; letters (of the English alphabet) and numbers
英単語えいたんご
English word
英文学えいぶんがく
English(-language) literature; British literature
英京えいきょう
British capital
英斤えいきん
pound (unit of weight)
英姿えいし
gallant figure
英詩えいし
English poetry
英資えいし
brilliant qualities

On Reading Examples

この本は我々英学生にとっては正に座右の書である。えい
This book is a must for every student studying English.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は非常に英語に熟達してきた。
He has increased his proficiency in English greatly.tatoeba
彼は秘書にその手紙を英語に翻訳させた。
He had his secretary translate the letter into English.tatoeba
彼は日本語と英語の両方をたやすく話せる。
He can speak both Japanese and English with facility.tatoeba
彼は駐英大使に選ばれた。
He was appointed ambassador to Britain.tatoeba
小説家、英文学者。
He was a novelist and a scholar of English literature.wiki
日英和親条約　1854年　英国
Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty, 1854, United Kingdomwiki
日本初の英字新聞発行者。
The first to publish an English newspaper in Japan.wiki
英字新聞・露字新聞の翻訳に従事。
He translated English and Russian newspapers.wiki
英雄家ともいう。
It was also called the Eiyu Family.wiki
十八世宗家宝生英雄の長男。
He was the eldest son of Fusao HOSHO, the 18th head of the Hosho school.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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