Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

慧: wise

JLPT N115 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

心 carries the meaning · 彗 is drawn in

15 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 慧眼けいがんkeen eye; sharp eye; keen insight

エe · on'yomi

  • 慧えwisdom; enlightenment
  • 智慧ちえwisdom; wit; sagacity

Also read さとい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · huì

Same form: 慧 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
慧 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
慧 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin huì most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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