- 経験 — experience
- 経済 — economy
- 経営 — management / operation
- 経路 — route / path
- 経度 — longitude
- 経過 — progress / course
- 神経 — nerve
- 説経 — preach / sermon
経 is a phono-semantic compound: 糸 (thread) as the semantic element, and 巠 as the phonetic. It originally referred to weaving thread in a straight line. Over time, its meanings expanded to “passing through,” “managing,” and also “sutra” in Buddhist contexts.
海外で 多くの 経験を 積んだ。
I gained a lot of experience overseas.
日本の 経済は 安定している。
Japan’s economy is stable.