• 栄光えいこう — glory
• 栄養えいよう — nutrition
• 光栄こうえい — honor / privilege
• 繁栄はんえい — prosperity / thriving
• 栄さかえる — to prosper / to flourish

The kanji 栄 combines ⽊ (tree) with a simplified form of 光 (light). It originally implied a flourishing tree shining with brightness — later associated with honor, success, and health. The traditional form is 榮.

この町まちは 観光かんこうで栄さかえている。
This town flourishes thanks to tourism.

彼かれは 光栄こうえいある賞しょうを受うけた。
He received a prestigious award.

🎧 The on-yomi エイ is used in words like 栄光 and 栄養. The kun-yomi さかえる appears in verbs that describe prosperity or flourishing. はえる and はえ are less common but still valid in poetic or descriptive contexts.