えい

See also: エイ and Appendix:Variations of "ei"

Japanese

えい • (ei)

For pronunciation and definitions of えい – see the following entries.

【良い】	[adjective] (obsolete) good Alternative spellings 善い, 好い

【鱏】H	[noun] ray (fish of superorder Batoidea) Alternative spellings 鱝, 鰩, 海鷂魚, エイ

【泳】3	[affix] swim

【英】4

[proper noun] short for 英吉利 (Igirisu): Britain, United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)

[affix] short for 英吉利 (Igirisu): Britain, United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)

[affix] short for 英語 (eigo, “English (language)”)

[affix] outstanding; outstanding person

【栄】4	[affix] honour; glory [affix] flourishing; prosperous [affix] (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant [noun] (literary) honour, glory

【永】5	[affix] long (time) [affix] perpetual; eternal [noun] (historical) abbreviation of 永楽銭 (eirakusen) [noun] This term needs a translation to English.

【営】5	[affix] build; construct [affix] run; operate; manage [affix] (military) camp [noun] (military) camp

【衛】5	[affix] defend; protect; guard [proper noun] (historical) Wey (state)

【映】6	[affix] a reflection; to reflect [affix] a projection; to project

【纓】H	[noun] the tail of a 冠 (kanmuri, “black lacquered court cap”) [noun] the chin-tied cords of a 冠 (kanmuri) that keep it on the head

【影】S	[affix] shadow [affix] light [affix] a shape or form reflected in light

【鋭】S	[affix] sharp; pointed; acute; keen [adjective] (literary) keen [noun] (literary) sharp weapon [noun] (literary) elite; pick

【詠】S	[affix] recite (poetry); sing; hum; chant [affix] compose (poetry) [affix] poetry [noun] (literary) the composition of poetry; composed poetry [noun] This term needs a translation to English.

【曳】J	[affix] drag; pull

【叡】J	[affix] clever; smart; sharp [affix] (prefix) emperor's; imperial

【洩】H	[affix] leak; escape

【盈】H	[affix] to be full; to be filled; (of moon) to wax

【裔】H	[affix] descendants; offspring [noun] (literary) descendants

【嬰】H	[affix] newborn baby; infant [affix] surround [noun] (music) sharp (♯)

【翳】H	[affix] shade; shadow (interchangeable with 影 (ei)) [noun] This term needs a translation to English.

(This term, えい (ei), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as えい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as えい.

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