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
先生に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
バランスの取れた食事をして、しっかり栄養を摂ることが大切です。

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

補う おぎなう
栄養の不足をサプリメントで補う。

Supplementing the lack of nutrition with supplements.

栄光 えいこう
彼はついにオリンピックで金メダルを獲得し、栄光を掴んだ。

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

執着 しゅうちゃく
過去の栄光に執着するのは良くない。

It's not good to cling to past glory.

繁栄 はんえい
平和な時代が続き、国は繁栄していきました。

The peaceful era continued, and the country prospered.

治 ち
名君の治は、国に繁栄をもたらした。

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

栄える さかえる
この町は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
オリエントの文明は、大河のほとりで栄えた。

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

Example Vocabulary

光栄

こうえい

honor; glory; privilege

栄養

えいよう

nutrition, nourishment

栄光

えいこう

glory; honor; brilliance

繁栄

はんえい

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

栄える

さかえる

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

見栄え

みばえ

栄誉

えいよ

honor; glory; prestige

見栄

みえ

見栄を張る

みえをはる

出来栄え

できばえ

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