JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 輩: "comrade, fellow, people"
The kanji 輩 means "comrade, fellow, people, companions". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハイ in on'yomi and -ばら, やから, やかい, ともがら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
-ばらやからやかいともがら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | comrade, fellow, people, companions |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1365 of 2,501 |
Common words with 輩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 先輩senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person
- 後輩junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
- 輩party (of people); set (of people); clan; family
- 輩出producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
- 我輩I; me; myself · we; us; ourselves
- 先輩後輩one's seniors and juniors · seniority-based hierarchy
- 大先輩someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
- 若輩young person; youngster · greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
- 同輩fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
- 若輩者inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
- 朋輩comrade; friend; associate; colleague
- 人生の先輩person older than oneself (who has more life experience)
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