# 栄 — flourish; glory

栄 means “flourish; glory”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: エイ (ei). Kun'yomi: さか(える) (sakaeru), は(え) (hae). You'll see it in words such as 栄える (sakaeru, “to prosper; to flourish”).

- Meaning: flourish; glory
- On'yomi: エイ (ei)
- Kun'yomi: さか(える) (sakaeru), は(え) (hae)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Qualities 3

## How to remember 栄

Parts: ⺍ sparkle · 冖 cover · 木 tree

## Words with 栄

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 栄える | さかえる (sakaeru) | to prosper; to flourish |

## Don't confuse it with

[学](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/study/) · [労](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/labour/) · [覚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remember/) · [桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/)

## More in the “Qualities 3” set

[雑](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/miscellaneous/) · [欠](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lack/) · [汚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dirty/) · [栄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flourish/) · [似](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resemble/) · [簡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/brief/) · [薄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pale/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flourish/. Last updated 2026-11-01.