JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 併: "join, get together, unite"
The kanji 併 means "join, get together, unite, collective". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヘイ in on'yomi and あわ.せる 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)
ヘイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あわ.せる
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 | join, get together, unite, collective |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 966 of 2,501 |
Common words with 併
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 併設joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
- 併せ持つto have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
- 合併merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation
- 併用combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
- 併合merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding
- 併発concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
- 合併症complication
- 併呑annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
- 吸収合併merger; takeover
- 併記writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
- 清濁併せ呑むto be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
- 併存coexistence
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