Japanese symbol for “bestowing”

恵与

けいよ

Romaji: keiyo

presentation; giving; bestowing

In Japanese, bestowing is 恵与, read けいよ (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

n, vs, vt presentation; giving; bestowing

Kanji and stroke order

恵

favor, blessing, grace

on: ケイ、エ
kun: めぐ.む、めぐ.み

10 strokes · JLPT 2

与

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”

Word	Reading	Meaning
恵贈	けいぞう keizou	presenting (a gift, etc.); giving; bestowing
恵投	けいとう keitou	presentation; giving; bestowing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
知恵	ちえ chie	wisdom; wit; sagacity
恩恵	おんけい onkei	grace; favor; favour
恵比寿	えびす ebisu	Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
恵み	めぐみ megumi	blessing; grace
知恵袋	ちえぶくろ chiebukuro	all one's wisdom; bag (full) of wisdom
恵まれる	めぐまれる megumareru	to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
給与	きゅうよ kyuuyo	pay; salary; wages
与党	よとう yotou	ruling 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.