The kanji 享 primarily conveys the idea of "to enjoy," "to receive," or "to accept." It often implies the act of receiving a benefit, blessing, or something desirable, or experiencing pleasure. The meaning stems from the concept of being given something or being able to partake in something good.

・On-yomi (音読み): きょう (kyou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): う（ける） (u(keru))

⚫︎享受（きょうじゅ） Translation: Enjoyment; to enjoy; to receive. ⚫︎享年（きょうねん） Translation: Age at death. (Often used for expressing the age of someone at the time of their passing.) ⚫︎享楽（きょうらく） Translation: Pleasure; enjoyment; luxury.

The kanji 享 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left part is the radical 亠 (dot), and the right part is 享, which originally represented a type of offering or sacrifice made to ancestors or deities. It can be interpreted as a person bringing an offering. Over time, it developed the meaning of receiving, enjoying, and accepting. The evolution from sacrifice to enjoyment reflects how offerings were seen as a way of receiving blessings.