音読み: ケイ・エ
訓読み: めぐむ・めぐみ
画数: 10
部首: 心（こころ）
Meaning
Favor / Blessing / Grace / Kindness / Benefit.
- 恵み — blessing; grace; boon
- 恩恵 — favor; benefit; blessing
- 知恵 — wisdom; sagacity
- 天恵 — devine blessing; gift of nature
恵 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 心 (heart) shows the idea of feeling or benevolence, and the rest cues the sound ケイ／エ. The picture is kindness coming from the heart — a favor, blessing, or benefit granted to someone.
Picture a warm heart (心) moved by deep feeling (情), reaching out to give — that’s 恵: a blessing, favor, or kindness bestowed on someone.
Forms
知恵 — wisdom; practical intelligence