What does kanji 遍 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 遍 is everywhere.

How is kanji 遍 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 遍 are あまね.く; the onyomi readings are ヘン.

What is the main radical of kanji 遍?

The main radical for kanji 遍 is 辵.

What words use kanji 遍?

Example words that use kanji 遍 include 遍歴, 遍在, 遍昭, 遍照金剛.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

遍

Meaning

Kanji 遍

everywhere

everywhere, times, widely, generally

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あまね.く
Onyomi 音読み: ヘン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1845
Strokes: 12
Radical: 辵
Components: 一 • ｜ • 冂 • 込 • 尸 • 廾 • 戸 • 冊
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 送 • 追 • 退 • 逆 • 迷 • 辺 • 込

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 40 entries that include this kanji.

遍歴

へんれき

(accumulated) experiences

遍在

へんざい

omnipresence

遍昭

へんしょう

universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)

遍照金剛

へんじょうこんごう

Mahavairocana (esp. in esoteric Buddhism)

遍歴者

へんれきしゃ

pilgrim

遍路

へんろ

pilgrim

遍路姿

へんろすがた

pilgrim's outfit

一遍

いっぺん

once

もう一遍

もういっぺん

once more

義理一遍

ぎりいっぺん

perfunctory

正直一遍

しょうじきいっぺん

honest to a fault

読書百遍

どくしょひゃっぺん

repeated reading (makes the meaning clear)

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Example sentences

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この本は一遍読んだだけでは分からない。

You can't understand this book by reading it only once.

その映画は二遍見た。

I watched that movie twice.

先生の説明を三遍聞いて、やっと理解できた。

After hearing the teacher's explanation three times, I finally understood.

もう一遍最初からやり直そう。

Let's do it once more from the beginning.

この歌は一遍聞いたら覚えやすい。

This song is easy to remember after hearing it once.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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