弊 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

abuse, evil, vice, breakage

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヘイJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音bi4
  • 한글pye
  • Hán-ViệtTệ
  • Hán-ViệtTế

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
弋(しきがまえ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5F0A

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱敝廾

Words using this kanji

  • 弊害へいがい自ずから他に悪影響を与えるようなもの。 悪い結果。悪影響。harmful effect, harmful influence, evil practice, abuse
  • 弊社へいしゃ話し手が属する会社に対する一人称の謙譲語。our company, our firm
  • へい(ヘイ)悪い習慣。 (ヘイ)疲弊。bad habit, harm, my, our
  • 弊衣へいい着古し、穴が開いた衣服。worn-out clothes, shabby clothes
  • 弊習へいしゅう良くない風習。corrupt practices, bad habit
  • 弊店へいてん自分の店舗の謙譲語。our shop, our store
  • 弊政へいせい弊害をもたらす政治。misgovernment, maladministration
  • 弊村へいそんpoor village, our own (little or poor) village
  • 弊風へいふうevil or corrupt or abusive practice
  • 弊履へいりworn-out shoes
  • 弊方へいほうme, mine
  • 弊行へいこう自分の属する銀行に対する一人称の謙譲語。this bank, my bank
  • 弊所へいしょ自分の属する事務所、研究所などの「所」がつく場所や税務署に対する一人称の謙譲語。our office
  • 弊誌へいし話し手が属する雑誌に対する一人称の謙譲語。(our) magazine, periodical, journal
  • 弊紙へいし話し手が属する新聞に対する一人称の謙譲語。our newspaper, this newspaper
  • 弊職へいしょく組織で役職にある者が自分を謙遜する語。I, me
  • 弊学へいがく自分の属する大学をいう謙称。my university
  • 弊衣破帽へいいはぼうshabby clothes and an old hat
  • 弊衣蓬髪へいいほうはつunkempt hair and shabby clothes

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(34 results)

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Lookup codes

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