The kanji 栄: meaning, readings and stroke order
栄
- Meaning
- prosper, stand out
- On reading
- エイ ei
- Kun reading
- さか(える) sakaeru、は(え) hae、は(える) haeru
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 木 tree
- Level
- Level 4 · grade 4
- Old form
- 榮
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- thịnh vượng, nổi bật (vinh)
- Japanese
- さかえる。はえる。
- Korean
- 번성하다, 돋보이다 (영)
- Chinese
- 繁荣、显眼 (荣)
Readings, words and example sentences
エイ ei · on reading
栄養
nutrition
毎日 栄養を よく 取ります。
I get good nutrition every day.
さか(える) sakaeru · kun reading · less common
栄える
to prosper, to flourish
むかし この 町は とても 栄えました。
Long ago, this town was very busy and rich.
は(え) hae · kun reading · less common
見栄え
good looks, how something looks
見栄えが よい 品です。
This item looks really nice.
は(える) haeru · kun reading · less common
栄える
to look impressive, to stand out
学芸会の 木の 役は あまり 栄えません。
The tree role in the school play doesn't stand out much.
Practise writing 栄 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 栄 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 4 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.