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弊 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「廾」

道
準2High school level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「廾」
On
ヘイへい · hei
Kun
—
Meaning
abuse; ill effect

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

敝 "torn" with 廾 "both hands": cloth worn out and ruined — a harmful effect, exhaustion.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヘイへいhei弊害へいがい旧弊きゅうへい疲弊ひへい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 弊害へいがい

    a harmful effect

  • 疲弊ひへい

    exhaustion; impoverishment

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

制度(せいど)の弊害(へいがい)を直(なお)す。

We fix the harmful effects of the system.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

弊害疲弊弊害harm疲get ti…弁speech丙third…併combin…坪tsubo瓶bottle塀wall
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Radical

Map of radical 廾Map of reading ヘイAll maps

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