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経 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 経 意味

sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp

経 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

へ.る he.ru
た.つ ta.tsu
たていと tateito
はか.る haka.ru
のり nori

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ケイ kei
キョウ kyou
キン kin

Examples

門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。A saint’s maid quotes Latin.
釈迦に経。You can’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

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