恵
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See also: 惠
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Translingual[edit]
| Japanese | 恵 |
|---|---|
| Simplified | 惠 |
| Traditional | 惠 |
Han character[edit]
恵 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 十田心 (JWP), composition ⿱𤰔心)
Related characters[edit]
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 386, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10618
- Dae Jaweon: page 718, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 4, page 2290, character 3
- Unihan data for U+6075
Chinese[edit]
| For pronunciation and definitions of 恵 – see 惠 (“benefit; favor; advantage; to benefit; to grant a favor; favor; to advantage; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 惠). |
Japanese[edit]
| 恵 | |
| 惠 |
Glyph origin[edit]
Simplified from 惠 (叀 → 𤰔); compare 専.
Kanji[edit]
恵
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 惠)
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: え (e, Jōyō)←ゑ (we, historical)
- Kan-on: けい (kei, Jōyō)←けい (kei, historical)←くゑい (kwei, ancient)
- Kun: めぐみ (megumi, 恵); めぐむ (megumu, 恵む, Jōyō); めぐまれる (megumareru, 恵まれる)
- Nanori: あい (ai); あや (aya); け (ke); さと (sato); さとし (satoshi); しげ (shige); しげる (shigeru); へい (hei); み (mi); めぐる (meguru); やす (yasu)
Compounds[edit]
Compounds
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 恵 |
| え Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 惠 (kyūjitai) |
/we/ → /e/
From Middle Chinese 惠 (MC hwejH), itself a translation of Sanskrit प्राज्ञा (prājñā, “wisdom”).[1]
The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Affix[edit]
Noun[edit]
- 恵, 慧: enlightenment
- Synonym: 悟り (satori)
- 恵, 慧: (especially in Buddhism) wisdom (especially prajna, one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path)
Usage notes[edit]
- The 慧 kanji appears to be more commonly used.
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 恵 |
| けい Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 惠 (kyūjitai) |
/kwei/ → /kei/ → /keː/
From Middle Chinese 惠 (MC hwejH).
The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.
Proper noun[edit]
- a unisex given name
Etymology 3[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 恵 |
| めぐみ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 惠 (kyūjitai) |
Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 恵む (megumu, “to give (in charity); to bless, to be kind”).
Proper noun[edit]
- a female given name
- a surname
Etymology 4[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 恵 |
| めぐむ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 惠 (kyūjitai) |
Nominalization of 恵む (megumu, “to give (in charity); to bless, to be kind”).
Proper noun[edit]
- a male given name
- a female given name
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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- Japanese terms spelled with 恵 read as めぐむ