英

Meaning

英 centers on something that stands out as excellent or prominent, like a hero or an outstanding person. The meanings 'England' and 'English' are modern phonetic loans, while 'calyx' refers to the prominent leafy part of a flower, fitting the idea of something that stands out.

• 英語えいご
  N5

  English (language)

• 英えい

  United Kingdom; Britain

• 英国えいこく

  United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

• 英雄えいゆう
  N2

  hero; heroine; great person

• 英文えいぶん
  N2

  English writing; English sentence; English text

• 英会話えいかいわ
  N3

  English conversation

• 英訳えいやく

  English translation

• 集英社しゅうえいしゃ

  Shueisha (publisher)

• 英単語えいたんご

  English word

• 英霊えいれい

  spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier

• 英明えいめい

  intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted

• 英字えいじ
  N1

  English letter; alphabetic character

• 英和えいわ
  N2

  English-Japanese

• 英知えいち

  wisdom; intelligence; sagacity

• 育英いくえい

  education of gifted young people; providing financial support to gifted students

• 英才えいさい

  genius; brilliance; unusual talent

• 英名えいめい

  fame; glory; reputation

• 石英せきえい

  quartz

• 英数字えいすうじ

  alphanumeric character; letters (of the English alphabet) and numbers

• 英傑えいけつ

  great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person

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