Meet 栄 in words about flourishing, nourishment and achievement. Learn each reading with the complete word.

The idea

栄 has 9 strokes; follow the linked diagram. The verb 栄える is read さかえる; compounds such as 繁栄, 栄養 and 栄光 use えい.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning
栄えるさかえるto prosper
繁栄はんえいprosperity
栄養えいようnutrition
栄光えいこうglory

Examples

  • 港みなとの町まちは貿易ぼうえきで栄さかえました。The port town prospered through trade.
  • 地域ちいきの繁栄はんえいを願ねがっています。I hope for the prosperity of the region.
  • 野菜やさいは栄養えいようが豊富ほうふです。Vegetables are rich in nutrients.
  • 選手せんしゅは栄光えいこうを手てにしました。The athlete achieved glory.
  • この商店街しょうてんがいは昔むかし、栄さかえていました。This shopping street used to thrive.
  • 朝食ちょうしょくで栄養えいようをしっかり取とります。I make sure to get enough nutrients at breakfast.

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Watch out

繁栄 means prosperity, while 栄養 means nutrition; they are not interchangeable. 営 looks similar but appears in words such as 営業, business operations.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 栄える in hiragana.

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    さかえる

    栄える is さかえる: a town can flourish through trade. Learn the verb with its ending.

  2. Write the reading of 栄養 in hiragana.

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    えいよう

    栄養 is えいよう, meaning nutrition; vegetables are rich in nutrients.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 繁＿（はんえい）［栄／営］.

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    栄

    栄 completes 繁栄（はんえい）, prosperity. 営 would make a different character.

Use it today

Write 栄 using the diagram. Cover the table, read 栄える and 栄養, then make a sentence with one.