えい

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ei"

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞ː]

Etymology 1

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

【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 [affix] flower; calyx

【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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Etymology 2

Noun

えい • (ei) 

1. 鱝, 鱏: ray, a kind of cartilaginous fish.

Interjection

えい • (ei) 

1. Used in situations requiring decisive, sudden force, such as throwing. oof

Alternative forms

• えいっ (ei')

Adjective

えい • (ei) -i (adverbial えく (eku))

1. 良い: (Tosa, elsewhere obsolete) good