JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 陪: "obeisance, follow, accompany"
The kanji 陪 means "obeisance, follow, accompany, attend on". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read バイ 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)
バイ
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 | obeisance, follow, accompany, attend on |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1917 of 2,501 |
Common words with 陪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 陪臣rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
- 陪審員juror; jury member
- 陪審jury
- 陪席sitting with one's superior; in attendance with one's superior
- 陪食dining with one's superior; dining with one's superiors
- 陪観viewing something in the company of one's superior
- 陪乗riding in the same carriage (car) (with a superior); attending on (one's superior) in the same carriage
- 陪従waiting upon; attending on; accompanying
- 大陪審grand jury
- 陪餐Lord's Supper (in Protestantism)
- 陪堂being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple) · serving food; food served
- 陪膳serving food (to a nobleman); nobleman's server
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