# 経 — go through; sutra

経 means “go through; sutra”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei), キョウ (kyou). Kun'yomi: へ(る) (heru), た(つ) (tatsu). You'll see it in words such as 経る (heru, “to pass; to elapse”).

- Meaning: go through; sutra
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei), キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi: へ(る) (heru), た(つ) (tatsu)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 経

Thread (糸) passed by hand (又) over the earth (土): the warp a weaver goes through.

Parts: 糸 thread · 圣 clod of earth

## Words with 経

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 経る | へる (heru) | to pass; to elapse |
| 経 | きょう (kyou) | sutra; Buddhist scriptures |
| 経つ | たつ (tatsu) | to pass; to elapse |

## Don't confuse it with

[素](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/element/) · [紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[経](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/go-through/) · [参](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/participate/) · [過](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pass/) · [訪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/visit/) · [追](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chase/) · [落](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fall/)

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