Kanji N3

経: sutra, longitude, pass thru

経 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning sutra, longitude, pass thru, written with 11 strokes. It is read ケイ, キョウ, キン (on) and へる, たつ, たていと (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 5. You will see it in 経済 (けいざい, economy) and 経験 (けいけん, experience).

経

Meanings

  • sutra
  • longitude
  • pass thru
  • expire
  • warp
Strokes11
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 5
Frequency#79 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ケイ
  • キョウ
  • キン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • へる
  • たつ
  • たていと
  • はかる
  • のり

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 11. Start at the dot.

Common words with 経

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 経済けいざい

    economy; economics

    JLPT N4
  • 経験けいけん

    experience

    JLPT N4
  • 神経しんけい

    nerve

    JLPT N3
  • 経営けいえい

    management; administration; operation

    JLPT N3
  • 経由けいゆ

    going through; going via; going by way of

    JLPT N3
  • 経つたつ

    to pass (of time); to elapse

    JLPT N3
  • 経費けいひ

    expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

    JLPT N1
  • 経過けいか

    passage (of time); elapsing; lapse

    JLPT N1

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