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Kanji Detail for 弊 - "abuse, harm"
弊
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Meaning
弊 means "abuse, harm." Also associated with humble.
Abuse - Harmful or improper use.
Harm - Damage; injury.
Humble - Modest reference to oneself or one's company.
Exhausted - Worn out; depleted.
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Words using 弊
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弊害
へいがい
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice
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疲弊
ひへい
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment
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弊社
へいしゃ
our company; our firm
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弊害
へいがい
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Four-character idioms with 弊
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弊衣破帽
へいいはぼう
shabby clothes and an old hat
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弊衣蓬髪
へいいほうはつ
unkempt hair and shabby clothes
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弊衣破帽
へいいはぼう
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Tattoo check: 弊
- Verified meaning: abuse, harm
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ふくいし, ふくいずみ, ふくお, ふくかわ)
- Also carries these associations: humble
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.
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Name readings of 弊
Surnames 弊(ふくいし)
弊(ふくいずみ)
弊(ふくお)
弊(ふくかわ)
弊(ふくがわ)
弊(ふくしょう)
弊(ふくづみ)
弊(ふくなり)
弊(ふくにし)
弊(ふくまさ)
弊(ふくもり)
弊(ふくよ)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
abuse; evil; vice; breakage
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
evil, wrong, bad; criminal
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
detriment; fraud; harm; defeat
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
evil, bad, wrong; fraud, harm
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Bad; corrupt. Such as 利弊, like saying pros and cons. | Committing fraud is called 弊. Such as 營私舞弊.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 弊
それは語弊がある。
That's not a proper thing to say.