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Kanji Detail for 批 - "to strike"

批

  • Meaning

    批 means "to strike." Also associated with to correct, decree.

    1. Correct - To make right; to rectify.

    2. Judge - To evaluate quality; to assess.

    3. Strike - To hit; to touch.

    4. Imperial decision - A ruler's written verdict.

  • Words using 批

    • 批判 ひはん Listen criticism; judgement; judgment
    • 批准 ひじゅん Listen ratification
    • 批判的 ひはんてき Listen critical; judgmental; censorious
    • 批評 ひひょう Listen criticism; critique; review

  • Four-character idioms with 批

    • 印象批評 いんしょうひひょう Listen impressionistic criticism

  • Tattoo check: 批

    • Verified meaning: to strike
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to correct, decree

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    criticism; strike

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    comment, criticize; wholesale

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    comment, criticism; batch, lot; wholesale

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

    Striking with bare hands. Provoking the powerful is 批逆鱗. See (Records of the Grand Historian). | To comment. Judging right and wrong to show. Such as 批評, 批駁. Also, one item of official business is 一批, like saying one lot. Goods shipped in multiple loads are also 批. Such as 第一批, 第二批. Hence, wholesale is 批發. | To slice. Colloquially, cutting into thin pieces is 批.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hi(ヒ) ヒ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    correct decree strike touch judge criticism judgment comment assess critique evaluate evaluation feedback review appraisal

Sentences including 批

  • Feel free to comment on any point made here.

  • It is easy to find fault with the work of others.

  • You're always criticizing me !

  • Do not be so critical.

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