僻
prejudice, bias, rural area
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
20 of 23- 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
Study
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.