What is the Kanji for "Favor" and "Bestow a favor"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Favor" and "Bestow a favor", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Favor" and "Bestow a favor" is "恵".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Megu".

Its onyomi readings are "Kei" and "E".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "叀" . And The kanji "心" means "Heart" and can be read as "Shin" and "Kokoro".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "恵" mean in japanese?

"恵" means "Favor" and "Bestow a favor" .

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

知恵: "Wisdom". The Japanese noun '知恵 (ちえ)' means 'wisdom'. It refers to the ability to make sound judgments, solve problems effectively, and have deep understanding. It is often associated with experience, intelligence, and good decision-making. For example: His wisdom helped him solve the problem - (彼の知恵がその問題を解決するのに役立った). Seeking wisdom from the elders - (長老から知恵を求める)

恵まれる: "Be blessed". The verb '恵まれる (めぐまれる)' means 'to be blessed'. It describes a situation where someone is fortunate or favored by circumstances or fortune. It can be used to express that someone has been endowed with good fortune, advantages or privileges. For example: I am blessed with a happy family - (私は幸せな家族に恵まれている). She was blessed with natural talent - (彼女は天賦の才に恵まれている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "め" is read as "me". And The hiragana "ぐ" is read as "gu".