ChiramiN4 kanji · 8 strokes
英 means brilliant, England
英
艹 flower · 央 center
英Memory trick
The flower right at the center (央) of attention: brilliant. It's also used for England.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- England, English, hero, outstanding
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 4 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) はなぶさ hanabusa
はなぶさ (hanabusa) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) エイ ei
エイ (ei) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
英語 えいご · eigo
English
Built from
- 艹 grass, plants
- 大 large
- 丿 a sweeping stroke
- 冖 cover
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艹 Used in 82 kanji
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What does 英 mean?
Right: 英 means brilliant, England.Not quite: 英 means brilliant, England.In 英語, which reading does 英 use?
Right. 英語 is read えいご (eigo): 英 takes エイ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 英語 is read えいご (eigo): 英 takes エイ, its reading from Chinese.