Kanji

栄

flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エイ, ヨウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さかえる, はえ, -ばえ, はえる, え

Nanori (Name Reading)

さか, さかえ, さこう, しげ, しげる, たか, てる, とも, なか, なが, はる, ひさ, ひさし, ひで, ひろ, まさ, よし

Common Readings

エイ, さか…える, は…え, は…える

Example sentences

光栄 こうえい
お会いできて 光栄 です

It is an honor to meet you.

お目にかかる おめにかかる
先生 お目にかかれて 光栄 です

It is an honor to be able to meet you, teacher.

栄養 えいよう
バランス 取れた 食事 して しっかり 栄養 摂る こと 大切 です

It is important to eat a balanced meal and get proper nutrition.

補う おぎなう
栄養 不足 サプリメント 補う

Supplementing the lack of nutrition with supplements.

栄光 えいこう
ついに オリンピック 金メダル 獲得 栄光 掴んだ

He finally won a gold medal at the Olympics and seized the glory.

執着 しゅうちゃく
過去 栄光 執着 する 良くない

It's not good to cling to past glory.

繁栄 はんえい
平和 時代 続き 繁栄して いき ました

The peaceful era continued, and the country prospered.

名君 繁栄 もたらした

The reign of the wise monarch brought prosperity to the country.

栄える さかえる
この かつて 港町 として 栄えた

This town once flourished as a port town.

文明 ぶんめい
オリエント 文明 大河 ほとり 栄えた

Orient's civilization flourished by the riverside of a great river.

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