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陪

obeisance, follow, accompany, attend on

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • バイ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

陪 centers on being in a subordinate or accompanying role: showing respect through obeisance, following someone, or attending on them as a companion or aide.

Most common words using 陪

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  • 陪審ばいしん

    jury

  • 大陪審だいばいしん

    grand jury

  • 小陪審しょうばいしん

    petty jury; petit jury

  • 陪乗ばいじょう

    riding in the same carriage (car) (with a superior); attending on (one's superior) in the same carriage

  • 陪侍ばいじ

    retainer; attending on the nobility

  • 陪堂ほいとう

    being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple)

  • 陪塚ばいちょう

    subsidiary burial mound (Kofun period); satellite burial mound

  • 陪審制ばいしんせい

    jury system

  • 陪審制度ばいしんせいど

    jury system

  • 陪審員ばいしんいん

    juror; jury member

  • 陪審員席ばいしんいんせき

    jury box

  • 陪審裁判ばいしんさいばん

    trial by jury; jury trial

  • 陪席ばいせき

    sitting with one's superior; in attendance with one's superior

  • 陪席裁判官ばいせきさいばんかん

    associate judge; associate justice

  • 陪従ばいじゅう

    waiting upon; attending on; accompanying

  • 陪膳ばいぜん

    serving food (to a nobleman); nobleman's server

  • 陪臣ばいしん

    rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

  • 陪観ばいかん

    viewing something in the company of one's superior

  • 陪都ばいと

    secondary capital city (of historical China)

  • 陪食ばいしょく

    dining with one's superior; dining with one's superiors

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Etymology

陪 combines ⻖ (mound, hill) with 咅, which likely contributes the sound. The mound radical may suggest a secondary or supporting position, fitting the idea of accompanying or attending.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side ⻖ looks like a hill or mound, and the right side 咅 suggests a person standing beside it. Picture someone humbly standing by a hill, ready to follow and attend to a superior.

Reading mnemonic

For バイ, imagine a loyal attendant saying 'bye' as they follow their master: bye -> バイ, and they accompany them with obeisance.