Kanji

What does the kanji 排 mean?

排 means excluding, rejecting; lining up. On'yomi ハイ.

Quick facts
On'yomiハイ
Strokes11
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ハイ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

excluding, rejecting; lining up

Memory hook

The hand (扌) sweeping aside the ones who are not (非) wanted, then lining the rest up — EXCLUDE, ARRANGE.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 排水はいすいdrainage, wastewater
  • 排除はいじょelimination, exclusion

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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