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僻

prejudice, bias, rural area

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ヘキ
  • ヒ
  • ヘイ

Kun'yomi

  • へき.する
  • ひが.む

Meaning

僻 centers on being off to the side, away from the center: a remote rural area, or a skewed, prejudiced viewpoint that is not mainstream.

Most common words using 僻

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  • 僻地へきち

    remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

  • 僻みひがみ
    N1

    prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

  • 僻むひがむ
    N1

    to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to be prejudiced

  • 僻ひが

    evil; untrue; erroneous

  • 僻へき

    secluded

  • 僻するへきする

    to lean to one side

  • 僻みっぽいひがみっぽい

    cynical; warped; envious

  • 僻事ひがごと

    immoral act; mistake

  • 僻在へきざい

    being off to one side; being away off in the country

  • 僻境へききょう

    deep rural areas

  • 僻字へきじ

    rare character; rare kanji

  • 僻書へきしょ

    biased writing; biassed writing

  • 僻村へきそん

    remote village

  • 僻目ひがめ

    squint

  • 僻見へきけん

    prejudice

  • 僻言へきげん

    unreasonable talk

  • 僻説へきせつ

    prejudiced opinion; illogical view

  • 僻論へきろん

    prejudiced opinion

  • 僻遠へきえん

    remote; outlying

  • 僻邑へきゆう

    remote village

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Etymology

僻 combines 亻 (person) with 辟, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of being off to the side or perverse. The exact historical development of 辟 is complex, but the compound suggests a person who is remote or biased.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 standing beside a complex shape 辟 that looks like a walled-off area: imagine someone isolated in a remote village, developing narrow, prejudiced views.

Reading mnemonic

For ヘキ, picture a person in a remote area building a heck of a fence to keep out outsiders: heck -> ヘキ, and the fence reinforces their biased isolation.