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嬖

嬖 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 賤しい者を寵愛する。かわいがる。
  2. 官名。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「女」+音符「辟」。「お気に入りの女性」「寵愛する」を意味する漢語｛嬖｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

agreeable person

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヘイ
Kun (native)
  • きにいり
Other languages
  • 拼音bi4
  • 한글pye
  • Hán-ViệtBế

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
女(おんな)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+5B16

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱辟女

Words using this kanji

  • 嬖臣へいしんお気に入りの家臣。寵臣。favorite retainer, court favorite
  • 嬖妾へいしょう気に入りの妾。beloved concubine, favorite mistress

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