経 means “pass through, manage”

けい · kei

Also: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): へる, たつ, たていと, はかる, のり
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ケイ, キョウ, キン

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 5 · 11 strokes

The story

Thread (糸) stretched lengthwise on a loom: 経 began as the warp, the long threads everything else runs through. So 経 means passing through: 経験 is what you have lived through, and 経済 is short for 経世済民, ordering the world and relieving the people.

Used in 経験 (keiken, experience), 経済 (keizai, economy), and 経営 (keiei, management)

経 means “pass through, manage”

The story

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