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Kotomora

辟

false, punish, crime, law

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ヘキ
  • ヒ

Kun'yomi

  • きみ
  • ひら.く
  • め.す

Meaning

辟 centers on the idea of deviation from what is right or true: falsehood, crime, and the resulting punishment or law that corrects it.

Most common words using 辟

  • 辟易へきえき
    N1

    to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear

  • 大辟たいへき

    severe punishment; death penalty

  • 復辟ふくへき

    restoration (of an abdicated ruler)

  • 辟へき

    false; punish; crime; law; ruler

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Etymology

辟 is thought to combine 辛 (a tool or punishment) with a kneeling person, suggesting a person receiving punishment or correction. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The right side 辛 looks like a sharp tool or punishment, and the left side resembles a person kneeling. Imagine a criminal kneeling before the law, receiving punishment for a false act.

Reading mnemonic

For ヘキ, picture a criminal being punished by being forced to stand in a corner, like a hockey penalty box: hockey -> ヘキ, and the punishment fits the crime.