恵 means “blessing, favor”

めぐみ · megumi

Also: grace, kindness

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

めぐむ, めぐみ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ケイ, エ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 10 strokes

The story

A heart (心) under a shape like a spool of thread: picture kindness wound out without end. 恵み is a blessing, 恩恵 a benefit, 知恵 wisdom, and at Setsubun people eat a whole 恵方巻 roll facing the year's lucky direction.

Used in 恵み (megumi, blessing), 恩恵 (onkei, benefit), and 知恵 (chie, wisdom)

More from Give & Receive

• 譲 hand over
• 納 pay
• 呈 present
• 奉 offer up
• 享 receive
• 賜 grant
• 頒 distribute
• 授 grant
• 献 offer

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