Quick answer
栄 is the kanji for "Flourish". A common reading is さか.える (sakaeru). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Flourish
Also : Honor · Glory · Prosperity · Splendor
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 栄 represents 'FLOURISH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of flourish.
On-reading: えい — remember this sound by associating it with flourish. Kun-reading: さか.える.
Example Sentences
繁栄する都市においても、貧富の差が存在することは否めません。
はんえいするとしにおいても、ひんぷのさがそんざいすることはいなめません。
Even in prosperous cities, it cannot be denied that a gap between rich and poor exists.
栄光をつかむためには、地道な努力が欠かせません。
えいこうをつかむためには、じみちなどりょくがかかせません。
In order to grasp glory, steady effort is indispensable.
Vocabulary using 栄
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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