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KANJI

英

8 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

はなぶさ

ON 音

エイ

STROKE ORDER

Slow

Fast

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	艸 (艹) Radical name: くさ（くさがしら）
Meaning:	England, English
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	英語(えいご)	English language
N2	英文(えいぶん)	sentence in English
N2	英和(えいわ)	English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
N2	和英(わえい)	Japanese-English
N1	英字(えいじ)	English letter (character)
N1	英雄(えいゆう)	hero, great man

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