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頴

頴: ear of grain

ear of grain; gifted; names
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Readings

On
エイ
Kun
ほさき・のぎ

A variant of 穎, found mostly in names (頴娃 Ei, 頴田 Kaita, 頴原 Ebara). Name readings vary: え, えい, かい.

Key words

頴娃駅えいえきEi Station
頴娃町えいちょうEi (former town in Kagoshima)
頴田町かいたまちKaita (former town in Fukuoka)
頴原えばらEbara (surname)

Example sentences

I got off the train at Ei Station on the Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line.

Kaita Town in Fukuoka Prefecture is now part of Iizuka City.

My coworker's surname is written 頴原 and read Ebara.

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