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恵
favor · grace · blessing · bounty
N2On: けい、えKun: めぐ
Memory Aid
'Kei' — Say 'KAY, it's a blessing!' when you receive a favor.
The top part of 恵 looks like a hand (十) putting a gift (口, like a box) into a field (田, simplified), and below it is the heart (心) from which favors and blessings flow.
Vocabulary
恩恵おんけいblessing, grace, favor
知恵ちえwisdom, intelligence
恵むめぐむto bless, to show favor, to grant
恵みめぐみblessing, grace, bounty
恵比寿えびすEbisu (one of the Seven Lucky Gods; also a place name in Tokyo)
Example Sentences
彼は恵まれた家庭で育った。
He grew up in a blessed family.
自然の恵みに感謝する。
I am grateful for nature's bounty.
神の恩恵によって私たちは生きている。
We live by the grace of God.
知恵を絞って問題を解決した。
I racked my brains and solved the problem.