Onyomi: キョウ, キン, ケイ · Kunyomi: た.つ, たていと, のり, はか.る, へ.る · Meanings: expire, longitude, pass thru, sutra, warp
Kanji for expire, longitude, pass thru, sutra, warp
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経 is formed from the thread radical 糸 on the left, and the character 京 on the right. The thread radical represents connection or binding, while 京 originally conveys a standard or a principal place. Together, they express the idea of a connected path or guiding principle. From this, 経 came to mean pass through, manage, scripture, or experience.
経 shows a connected path or thread, meaning to pass through, manage, or experience.
経 is used when something runs along a path or line of connection. Remember 経 as passing through, managing, or experiencing along a continuous course.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 縦 | たて | the vertical, height | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 経 | きょう | sutra, Buddhist scriptures | common Noun |
| 経 | けい | warp (weaving) | Noun |
| 経 | ふ | to pass, to elapse, to go by | Nidan verb (lower class) with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), Intransitive verb |
| 縦糸 | たていと | (weaving) warp | Noun |
| 経済 | けいざい | economy, economics | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 経験 | けいけん | experience | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 経度 | けいど | longitude | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 経営 | けいえい | management, administration, operation, running (a business), conducting | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 経由 | けいゆ | going through, going via, going by way of | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |