批
批 — Criticism
criticism, strike
On’yomiヒ (hi)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (7 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 批
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 批判 | ひはん hihan | criticism; judgement; judgment |
| 批准 | ひじゅん hijun | ratification |
| 批判的 | ひはんてき hihanteki | critical; judgmental; censorious |
| 批評 | ひひょう hihyou | criticism; critique; review |
| 自己批判 | じこひはん jikohihan | self-criticism |
| 無批判 | むひはん muhihan | uncritical; blind |
Study notes
批 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #568 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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