What does kanji 僻 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 僻 is bias.

How is kanji 僻 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 僻 are ひが.む, へき.する; the onyomi readings are ヒ, ヘイ, ヘキ.

What words use kanji 僻?

Example words that use kanji 僻 include 僻, 僻む, 僻する, 僻みっぽい.

Pre-Level 1

僻

Meaning

Kanji 僻

bias

bias, prejudice, rural area

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひが.むへき.する
Onyomi 音読み: ヒヘイヘキ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 避 • 壁 • 癖 • 劈 • 嬖 • 辟 • 薜

Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 of 25 entries that include this kanji.

僻

ひがみ

prejudice

僻む

ひがむ

to feel that one has been unfairly treated

僻する

へきする

to be warped

僻みっぽい

ひがみっぽい

cynical

僻遠

へきえん

remote

僻境

へききょう

deep rural areas

僻隅

へきぐう

corner

僻見

へきけん

prejudice

僻言

へきげん

unreasonable talk

僻在

へきざい

being off to one side

僻事

ひがごと

immoral act

僻字

へきじ

rare character

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は僻見にとらわれやすい。

He is easily trapped by prejudice.

その意見には少し僻がある。

That opinion is somewhat biased.

彼女は僻んだ言い方をした。

She spoke in a resentful, twisted way.

その村は山の奥の僻地にある。

That village is in a remote mountain area.

僻地でも医療を受けられるようにしたい。

I want medical care to be available even in remote areas.