9 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

wall, fence

Kun'yomi
  • おお
  • しりぞ
  • びょう
On'yomi
  • wall ②fence
  • ビョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヘイ 56.1%
ビョウ 22.0%
びょう 22.0%

Character Breakdown

wall, fence
ヘイ ビョウ びょう.ぶ (Kentei 1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
put together
ヘイ ヒョウ あわ.せる (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)

Contained In

Common Words

folding screen
folding screen covered with gold leaf
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partitions in a Japanese house (e.g. screens, sliding doors, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 5C4F
JIS X 0208 1-54-2
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1398
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1417
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2223
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2333
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7692
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3r6.5
Four corner code 7724.1
De Roo Code 3755