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On'yomi
ヘン
HEN
Kun'yomi
かたよ.る
katayoru

partial · side · left-side radical · inclining · biased

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Strokes11
Frequency#1340
Radicalperson(2)

Stroke Order

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Strokes11

Component Breakdown

=

person + 扁

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of person and flat. Person being biased.

Symbolism

Prejudice, bias, lean. Represents bias.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

不偏不党

ふへんふとう

impartiality; neutrality; independence; impartiality

偏旁冠脚

へんぼうかんきゃく

radicals of a kanji (left, right, crown and lower); kanji components; radicals of a kanji (left, right, crown and lower)

知育偏重

ちいくへんちょう

too much intellectual training; overemphasis on intellectual education; too much intellectual training

無私無偏

むしむへん

to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit; to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit