Japanese symbol for “exercises”
栄典
えいてん
Romaji: eiten
honours; honors; ceremony; exercises
In Japanese, exercises is 栄典, read えいてん (eiten).
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Meanings
- n honours; honors; ceremony; exercises
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “exercises”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 練習問題 | れんしゅうもんだい renshuumondai | exercises; practice problem |
| 応用問題 | おうようもんだい ouyoumondai | applied question; problem testing ability to apply theoretical knowledge; exercises |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栄養 | えいよう eiyou | nutrition; nourishment |
| 繁栄 | はんえい han'ei | prosperity; thriving; flourishing |
| 栄光 | えいこう eikou | glory |
| 見栄 | みえ mie | show; display; pretensions |
| 光栄 | こうえい kouei | honour; honor; glory |
| 栄え | はえ hae | glory; splendour; honour |
| 古典 | こてん koten | classic (work, esp. book); the classics |
| 典型 | てんけい tenkei | type; pattern; model |
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.