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U+6075, 恵
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6075

[U+6074]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+6076]

U+FA6B, 恵
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA6B

[U+FA6A]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs
[U+FA6C]

Translingual

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Japanese
Simplified
Traditional

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 61, +6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 十田心 (JWP), composition 𤰔)

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Descendants

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See also

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Derived characters

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References

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  • 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

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“benefit; favor; advantage; to benefit; to grant a favor; favor; to advantage; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese

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Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Glyph origin

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Simplified from (𤰔); compare .

Kanji

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(Jōyō kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. blessing, grace
  2. favor
  3. wise
  4. kind, kindness
  5. fortunate

Readings

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Compounds

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

/we//e/

From Middle Chinese (MC hwejH), itself a translation of Sanskrit प्राज्ञा (prājñā, wisdom).[1]

The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Affix

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() (e (we)?

  1. : blessing; grace; favor
  2. , : clever; smart; wise; intelligent

Noun

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() (e (we)?

  1. , : enlightenment
    Synonym: 悟り (satori)
  2. , : (especially in Buddhism) wisdom (especially prajna, one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path)
    Synonyms: 知恵, 智慧 (chie); 般若 (hannya)
    Hypernym: 三学 (sangaku)
Usage notes
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  • The kanji appears to be more commonly used.

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

/kwei//kei//keː/

From Middle Chinese (MC hwejH).

The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Proper noun

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(けい) (Kei

  1. a unisex given name

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
めぐみ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Nominalization of the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (めぐ) (megumu, to give (in charity); to bless, to be kind).

Proper noun

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(めぐみ) (Megumi

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
めぐむ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Nominalization of 恵む (megumu, to give (in charity); to bless, to be kind).

Proper noun

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(めぐむ) (Megumu

  1. a male given name
  2. a female given name

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN