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経 experience

糸 (string) + (take a dump) Same-ON
★★★★☆
11 strokes

Onyomi

KEI

Mnemonic

Everyone I know has had the experience of taking a dump and string came out. It's OK.

Kunyomi

( が ) た*つ usually used in the phrase : 時間が経つ・ time passes. Usually a long time. Like, "After three days, the letter arrived."
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

経験(けいけん)

experience ★★★★☆
経 (experience) + 験 (test) = 経験 (experience)

an experience
経済(けいざい)

the economy (経済学（けいざいがく）= economics) ★★★☆☆
経 (experience) + 済 (economy / to be over) = 経済 (the economy (経済学（けいざいがく）= economics))

経験者(けいけんしゃ)

survivor ★★☆☆☆
経験 (experience) + 者 (professional) = 経験者 (survivor)

someone with experience - usually a negative experience. In which case the closest English word would be 'survivor' (of abuse, discrimination ,etc.)
神経(しんけい)

nerve cell ★☆☆☆☆
神 (GOD kanji) + 経 (experience) = 神経 (nerve cell)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
軽 lightweight CAR 車
怪 suspicious HEART 心
径 diameter GO 行
経 experience STRING 糸

The new CAR is lightweight but
suspicious HEARTS are hard to mate.
I'll GO walk around the diameter,
and measure the length of my experience with STRING.

Synonyms

manage, dispose of
経営する    営む    管理    処理    処置    処分