英
Today's Chinese character of Japanese is "英".
This Chinese character means excel.
You can watch how to write this. - (「英」の書き順(筆順)動画 - 漢字書き順辞典)
This Chinese character is usually read as "えい", and often means the UK, English.
"英語 (えいご)" means English.
"英国 (えいこく)" means the UK.
But Japanese usually call the UK "イギリス".
Why do Japanese people write the UK as "英国"?
The reason is maybe that in the past, England was written as "英吉利" in Japan.
This Chinese character means excel.
You can watch how to write this. - (「英」の書き順(筆順)動画 - 漢字書き順辞典)
This Chinese character is usually read as "えい", and often means the UK, English.
"英語 (えいご)" means English.
"英国 (えいこく)" means the UK.
But Japanese usually call the UK "イギリス".
Why do Japanese people write the UK as "英国"?
The reason is maybe that in the past, England was written as "英吉利" in Japan.
By Higashi-Mikawa Kyōjindō Shujin (東三河狂人堂主人)