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Japanese symbol for “bestowing”

Romaji: keiyo
presentation; giving; bestowing

In Japanese, bestowing is , read (keiyo).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt presentation; giving; bestowing

Kanji and stroke order

favor, blessing, grace
on: ケイ、エ
kun: めぐ.む、めぐ.み
10 strokes · JLPT 2
bestow, participate in, give
on: ヨ
kun: あた.える、あずか.る、くみ.する、ともに
3 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “bestowing”

WordReadingMeaning
けいぞう keizoupresenting (a gift, etc.); giving; bestowing
けいとう keitoupresentation; giving; bestowing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちえ chiewisdom; wit; sagacity
おんけい onkeigrace; favor; favour
えびす ebisuEbisu; god of fishing and commerce
めぐみ megumiblessing; grace
ちえぶくろ chiebukuroall one's wisdom; bag (full) of wisdom
めぐまれる megumareruto be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
きゅうよ kyuuyopay; salary; wages
よとう yotouruling party; government party; party in power

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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