JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 批: "criticism, strike"
The kanji 批 means "criticism, strike". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒ 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)
ヒ
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 | criticism, strike |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 568 of 2,501 |
Common words with 批
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 批判criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
- 批評criticism; critique; review; commentary
- 批判的critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
- 批評家critic
- 自己批判self-criticism
- 批准ratification
- 無批判uncritical; blind
- 批判者critic
- 文芸批評literary criticism; book review
- 純粋理性批判Critique of Pure Reason (Kant); Kritik der reinen Vernunft
- 文芸批評家literary critic
- 批評眼critical eye
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