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Kotomora

併

join, get together, unite, collective

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes8

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

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  • 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

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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.