JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 享: "enjoy, receive, undergo"
The kanji 享 means "enjoy, receive, undergo, answer (phone), take, get". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キョウ, コウ in on'yomi and う.ける in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウコウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
う.ける
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | enjoy, receive, undergo, answer (phone), take, get |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1893 of 2,501 |
Common words with 享
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 享受enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
- 享楽enjoyment; pleasure
- 享年age at death
- 享楽的pleasure-seeking
- 享保Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
- 享楽主義epicureanism; hedonism
- 貞享Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
- 永享Eikyō era (1429.9.5-1441.2.17)
- 享和Kyōwa era (1801.2.5-1804.2.11)
- 享保の改革Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)
- 享有possession (of a right, talent, etc.); enjoyment
- 延享Enkyō era (1744.2.21-1748.7.12)
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