Word Meaning 併呑

へいどん heidon

併呑 is read as へいどん (heidon) and means annexation.

Meaning

English

  1. annexation
  2. absorption
  3. merger
  4. swallowing up

Reading

Kana

へいどん

Romaji

heidon

Writing Variants

  • 併吞 へいどん heidon
  • 并呑 へいどん heidon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

清濁併呑

せいだくへいどん

being so broad-minded as to accept all sorts of things, both good and evil

清濁併せ呑む

せいだくあわせのむ

to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people

併存

へいぞん

coexistence

併発

へいはつ

concurrence

併記

へいき

writing side by side

併用

へいよう

combined use

併合

へいごう

merger

併設

へいせつ

joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study)

併殺

へいさつ

double play

併せ持つ

あわせもつ

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points)

併し乍ら

しかしながら

however