JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 弊: "abuse, evil, vice"
The kanji 弊 means "abuse, evil, vice, breakage". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヘイ in on'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)
no recorded reading
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 | abuse, evil, vice, breakage |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1750 of 2,501 |
Common words with 弊
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 疲弊exhaustion; fatigue · impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
- 弊害harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse
- 語弊があるto be misleading
- 弊社our company; our firm
- 弊bad habit; harm · my; our
- 語弊faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
- 旧弊old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; outdated notions · old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded; antiquated
- 悪弊corrupt practice; evil practice; bad custom; abuse
- 弊風evil or corrupt or abusive practice
- 通弊common evil; common fault
- 病弊evil influence; ill effect
- 弊履worn-out shoes
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