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賓

V.I.P., guest

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヒン

Kun'yomi

  • まろうど
  • したがう

Meaning

賓 centers on a person of high status who is received with respect: a V.I.P. or honored guest. The idea is someone important being welcomed and treated specially.

Most common words using 賓

  • 来賓らいひん
    N1

    guest; visitor; visitor's arrival

  • 主賓しゅひん

    main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

  • 迎賓館げいひんかん

    reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house

  • 国賓こくひん

    state guest

  • 貴賓きひん

    noble visitor

  • 賓客ひんきゃく

    guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

  • すい賓すいひん

    (in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp)

  • 佳賓かひん

    good guest; interesting guest

  • 外賓がいひん

    foreign guest

  • 客賓まろうど

    visitor from afar; guest

  • 来賓席らいひんせき

    visitor's seats

  • 来賓演説者らいひんえんぜつしゃ

    guest speaker

  • 来賓講演者らいひんこうえんしゃ

    guest speaker

  • 正賓せいひん

    guest of honor; guest of honour

  • 社賓しゃひん

    company guest

  • 貴賓室きひんしつ

    VIP room; VIP lounge; room reserved for special guests

  • 賓格ひんかく

    objective case

  • 賓辞ひんじ

    object

  • 賓頭盧びんずる

    Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law)

  • 迎賓げいひん

    welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)

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Etymology

賓 combines 宀 (roof, building) with 貝 (shell, valuable) and an upper element that likely contributed the sound. The overall idea is a valuable person under a roof, i.e., an honored guest. The exact historical development of the upper component is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Under a roof 宀, a valuable shell 貝 is treated like a V.I.P. guest. Imagine welcoming a precious shell as if it were an honored visitor.

Reading mnemonic

For ヒン, picture a V.I.P. guest being welcomed with a hint of ceremony: hint -> ヒン, and the guest feels honored.