併
join, get together, unite, collective
Readings
On'yomi
- ヘイ
Kun'yomi
- あわ.せる
Meaning
併 centers on bringing separate things together into one: joining, uniting, or forming a collective. The idea of getting together applies to people, objects, or actions.
Most common words using 併
20 of 54- 併用へいよう
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
- 合併がっぺいN1
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation
- 併設へいせつ
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
- 併合へいごう
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation; absorption
- 併記へいき
writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
- 合併症がっぺいしょう
complication
- 併殺へいさつ
double play
- 併発へいはつ
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
- 併売へいばい
concurrent selling (e.g. of old and new models); selling (related products) alongside each other
- 併存へいぞん
coexistence
- 併催へいさい
combining a pair of events; joint
- 併願へいがん
applying to enter more than one school
- 併せ持つあわせもつ
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
- 企業合併きぎょうがっぺい
merger
- 併せ用いるあわせもちいる
to use jointly; to use at the same time
- 併せ考えるあわせかんがえる
to consider together
- 併合罪へいごうざい
concurrent offenses; concurrent offences
- 併呑へいどん
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
- 併有へいゆう
having both (at the same time); possessing together
- 併用治療へいようちりょう
combined treatment; combination therapy
Study
Etymology
併 combines 亻 (person) with 并, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of combining or pairing. The exact historical development of 并 is uncertain, but the character as a whole expresses people joining together.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 stands beside 并, a shape that looks like two things joined side by side. Imagine two people coming together to form a united group.
Reading mnemonic
For ヘイ, picture a group of people joining together to say 'Hey!' in unison: Hey -> ヘイ, and their collective voice unites them.