JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 経: "sutra, longitude, pass thru"
The kanji 経 means "sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ケイ, キョウ, キン in on'yomi and へ.る, た.つ, たていと, はか.る, のり 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)
ケイキョウキン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
へ.るた.つたていとはか.るのり
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 | sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 79 of 2,501 |
Common words with 経
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 経験experience
- 経つto pass (of time); to elapse
- 経過passage (of time); elapsing; lapse · progress; development; course (of events)
- 経るto pass; to elapse; to go by · to pass through; to go through
- 経営management; administration; operation; running (a business)
- 神経nerve · nerves; sensitivity
- 時間が経つtime passes
- 経済economy; economics · finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
- 経由going through; going via; going by way of
- 経歴personal history; background; career
- 経済的economic; financial · economical; thrifty; frugal
- 経験値amount of experience; experience level · experience point; exp; XP
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