What does kanji 毘 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 毘 is assist.

How is kanji 毘 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 毘 are たす.ける; the onyomi readings are ヒ, ビ.

What words use kanji 毘?

Example words that use kanji 毘 include 毘沙門天, 毘盧遮那, 毘盧遮那仏, 荼毘.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

毘

Meaning

Kanji 毘

assist

assist, help

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たす.ける
Onyomi 音読み: ヒビ
Nanori 名乗り: すけてるともひでまさやす

Variant: 毗 (Legal Form) , 𣬈 (Itaiji) , 𣬉 (Itaiji)

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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 14 common entries

Showing 14 of 14 entries that include this kanji.

毘沙門天

びしゃもんてん

Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)

毘盧遮那

びるしゃな

Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)

毘盧遮那仏

びるしゃなぶつ

Vairocana-Buddha

荼毘

だび

cremation

亜剌比亜

アラビア

Arabia

阿毘達磨

あびだつま

abhidharma

阿毘達磨倶舍論

あびだつまくしゃろん

Abhidharma Storehouse Treatise

阿毘羅吽欠

あびらうんきゃん

mantra directed to Mahavairocana

金毘羅

こんぴら

guardian deity of seafaring

大直毘神

おおなおびのかみ

great god of restoration

大毘盧遮那経

だいびるしゃなきょう

Mahavairocana Sutra

大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経

だいびるしゃなじょうぶつじんべんかじきょう

Mahavairocana Sutra

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

毘沙門天は北方を守る神です。

Bishamonten is the god who protects the north.

彼は旗に「毘」の文字を掲げた。

He raised the character 'Bi' on his banner.

その寺の毘沙門天像は有名だ。

The statue of Bishamonten in that temple is famous.

謙信は毘沙門天を深く信仰していた。

Kenshin was a deep believer in Bishamonten.

毘には「助ける」という語義がある。

The character 'Bi' has the lexical meaning of 'to help'.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 7 related entries

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毘斗 Bito