What does kanji 偏 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 偏 is partial.

How is kanji 偏 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 偏 are かたよ.る; the onyomi readings are ヘン.

What is the main radical of kanji 偏?

The main radical for kanji 偏 is 人.

What words use kanji 偏?

Example words that use kanji 偏 include 偏る, 偏差値, 偏見, 偏重.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

偏

Meaning

Kanji 偏

partial

partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かたよ.る
Onyomi 音読み: ヘン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1340
Strokes: 11
Radical: 人
Components: 一 • ｜ • 化 • 冂 • 尸 • 廾 • 戸 • 冊
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 遍 • 匾 • 萹 • 惼 • 徧 • 扁 • 猵

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 167 entries that include this kanji.

偏る

かたよる

to lean (to one side)

偏差値

へんさち

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades)

偏見

へんけん

prejudice

偏重

へんちょう

attaching too much importance to

偏向

へんこう

propensity

変人

へんじん

eccentric

偏狭

へんきょう

narrow-mindedness

偏食

へんしょく

unbalanced diet

偏り

かたより

polarization

偏西風

へんせいふう

westerlies

振れる

ふれる

to swing

偏

へん

left-hand radical of a character

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は偏った意見を持っている。

He has a biased opinion.

偏った情報を信じるのは危険だ。

Believing biased information is dangerous.

彼女は偏見を持っていない。

She does not have any prejudice.

偏った考え方は問題を引き起こす。

Biased thinking causes problems.

彼の見方は偏っている。

His perspective is biased.