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Kanji Detail for 併 - "combine, unite, together"

併

  • Meaning

    併 means "combine, unite, together."

    1. Combine - To join together; to merge.

    2. Unite - To bring together as one.

    3. Together - In conjunction; simultaneously.

    4. However - Nevertheless; but.

  • Words using 併

    • 合併 がっぺい Listen merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union
    • 併用 へいよう Listen combined use; using together (with); using jointly
    • 併殺 へいさつ Listen double play
    • 併合 へいごう Listen merger; joining into one; amalgamation
    • 合併症 がっぺいしょう Listen complication
    • 併設 へいせつ Listen joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition

  • Four-character idioms with 併

    • 清濁併呑 せいだくへいどん Listen being so broad-minded as to accept all sorts of things, both good and evil; being broad-minded enough to be tolerant of people of all shades

  • Tattoo check: 併

    • Verified meaning: combine, unite, together
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ふくこ, ふくし, ふくじ, ふくぞう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 併

    Surnames 併(ふくこ)Listen 併(ふくし)Listen 併(ふくじ)Listen 併(ふくぞう)Listen 併(ふくもち)Listen 併(ふくやま)Listen 併(みねこ)Listen 併(みねやま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    join; get together; unite; collective

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    combine, annex

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to combine; to amalgamate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to combine, to annex; also, what's more

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Side by side. Today often confused with 并 as one character. Only the meaning of "side by side" can be written as 并; 合并, 兼并 should not be written as 併.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hei(ヘイ) ヘイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    a.waseru(あ-わせる) あ-わせる

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    combine unite together compete contend however line up arrange merge amalgamate blend coalesce consolidate converge fuse incorporate integrate join link mix simultaneously unify

Sentences including 併

  • The two companies plan to unite.

  • The merger was implemented on a 50-50 ratio.

  • The Bank of Tokyo amalgamated with the Mitsubishi Bank.

  • The small country was annexed to its larger neighbor.

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  • The empire absorbed all the small states.

  • The Mitsubishi Bank merged with the Bank of Tokyo.

  • The company was absorbed into a big business.

  • There is no chance of a union between the two countries.

  • The two clubs united to form one.

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