併
併 — Join
join, get together, unite, collective
On’yomiヘイ (hei)
Kun’yomiあわせる (awaseru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 併
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合併 | がっぺい gappei | merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union |
| 併用 | へいよう heiyou | combined use; using together (with); using jointly |
| 併殺 | へいさつ heisatsu | double play |
| 併合 | へいごう heigou | merger; joining into one; amalgamation |
| 合併症 | がっぺいしょう gappeishou | complication |
| 併設 | へいせつ heisetsu | joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition |
Study notes
併 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #966 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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