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恵 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 恵 意味

favor, blessing, grace, kindness

恵 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

めぐ.む megu.mu
めぐ.み megu.mi

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ケイ kei
エ e

Examples

え、そうですとも。Yes, that is most certainly so.
え、出かける前に、しっかりかぎをかけたんですね。Really? I had locked it up before I went out.
えー、信じらんなーい!Gee, unbelievable!
えー、まだ11時。お昼まで後1時間もあるよ。What? It’s only eleven? We still have an hour to go before lunch.
「これを見て」「え?」「バンパーの右側に衝突痕があるわ」“Take a look at this.” “Eh?” “There’s an impact mark on the right-hand side of the bumper.”
「なあ、そこの姉さん」「え?」「ちょっと相談に乗ってくれないか?」“Say, you, the lady over there.” “Eh?” “Could you give me a bit of advice?”
「おい。走ると危ないぞ」「え?・・・わっ、わ、うわわ~~~っ」「あーあー、言わんこっちゃない」“Hey! It’s dangerous to run here.” “Eh? … A-a-Aaah!!” “Oh dear, what did I tell you?”
「そろそろ、人物写真でもやってみたらどうだ?」「え?スナップ・・・ですか?それは・・・」“Isn’t it about time you tried photographing people or something?” “Eh? Snapshots? I don’t know …”
「・・・おい・・・おい、先生!」「え?・・・あ、ああ」「マジだいじょうぶ?休講にしたら?」“…Hey…Hey, teacher!” “Eh? Oh.” “Are you really OK? Shouldn’t you cancel the lesson?”
え?トナーが切れてるんですか?仕方ないですね。加藤さん、すみませんが職員室に取りに行って下さい。Eh? Have we run out of toner? Oh well, sorry, but can you go the staff-room and get some, Katou?

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