pass through / manage
N3- Onyomi
- ケイ
- Kunyomi
- へ(る)
- Stroke count
- 11
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 経 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 圣 (hand at work) — a hand reaching down to press into the earth below it. Picture warp threads strung the whole length of a loom with a shuttle passing straight through them, put 経 inside it, and let that scene stand for "pass through" — pass through / manage. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 11
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は11画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 11 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
経営
keiei
business management
経験
keiken
experience
経済
keizai
economy
経由
keiyu
via
経過
keika
passage
経営者
keieisha
manager
Example sentences (5)
叔父は小さな会社を経営しています。
おじ は ちいさな かいしゃ を けいえい しています。
oji wa chiisana kaisha o keiei shiteimasu.
My uncle runs a small company.
小さな店を経営するのは思ったより大変らしいです。
ちいさな みせ を けいえい する の は おもった より たいへん らしい です。
chiisana mise o keiei suru no wa omotta yori taihen rashii desu.
I hear running a small shop is harder than you would think.
日本で働いた経験があります。
にほん で はたらいた けいけん が あります。
nihon de hataraita keiken ga arimasu.
I have experience working in Japan.
経験がなくても、応募してみたいと思います。
けいけん が なくて も、おうぼ して みたい と おもいます。
keiken ga nakute mo, oubo shite mitai to omoimasu.
Even without experience, I would like to try applying.
日本の経済についてニュースで見ました。
にほん の けいざい について にゅーす で みました。
nihon no keizai nitsuite nyuusu de mimashita.
I saw news about the Japanese economy.