Kanji

経

sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケイ, キョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

へる, たつ, たていと, はかる, のり

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ, つね, のぶ, のり, ふ, ふる

Common Readings

キョウ, ケイ, へ…る

Example sentences

経験 けいけん
この仕事には長年の経験が必要です。

This job requires many years of experience.

でした でした
素晴らしい経験でした

It was a wonderful experience.

経つ たつ
日本に来てから、いつの間にか三ヶ月が経った。

Three months have passed since I came to Japan before I knew it.

離れる はなれる
母校を離れてから、もう十年が経った。

It's been ten years since I left my alma mater.

経過 けいか
手術後の経過は良好です。

The progress after the surgery is good.

良好 りょうこう
手術後の経過は極めて良好です。

The progress after the surgery is extremely good.

神経 しんけい
彼はとても繊細な神経の持ち主だ。

He is a person with very sensitive nerves (sensitivity).

作用 さよう
この薬は神経に直接作用します。

This medicine acts directly on the nerves.

経る へる
２０年の歳月を経て、ようやくこの橋が完成した。

After 20 years, this bridge was finally completed.

復活 ふっかつ
数年の空白を経て、あの伝説のバンドが奇跡の復活を遂げた。

After a few years' hiatus, that legendary band made a miraculous comeback.

Example Vocabulary

経験

けいけん

experience; knowledge or skill gained through doing

経つ

たつ

to pass (of time); to elapse

経過

けいか

passage of time; progress; course of events

神経

しんけい

nerve; sensitivity; attention

経る

へる

to pass; to elapse; to go through

経緯

いきさつ

circumstances; process; details

経営

けいえい

management; administration; to run (a business)

時間が経つ

じかんがたつ

time passes; time goes by

経由

けいゆ

via; by way of; through

経験値

けいけんち

experience points; level of experience

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