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併

join
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingヘイ
Kun readingあわ.せる
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. joinRtK
  2. collective
  3. get together
  4. unite
  1. writing side by side
  2. writing (down) together
  3. writing (down) both

Popular Usage

合併

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · puzzle · horns · two hands

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1107

Compound words

合併がっぺい
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation
併記へいき
writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
併合へいごう
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging
併殺へいさつ
double play
併設へいせつ
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
併発へいはつ
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
併用へいよう
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
合併症がっぺいしょう
complication
兼併けんぺい
uniting
併ししかし
however
併音ピンイン
Pinyin (romanization system)
併吞へいどん
annexation
併せてあわせて
in all
併せるあわせる
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
愛憎併存あいぞうへいそん
ambivalence
併し乍らしかしながら
however
併用するへいようする
combined use
合併するがっぺいする
merger (of companies, towns, etc.)
併設するへいせつする
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study)
併せ持つあわせもつ
金石併用期きんせきへいようき
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
併しながらしかしながら
however
併せ考えるあわせかんがえる
to consider together
併せ用いるあわせもちいる
to use jointly

Additional Examples

彼は合併成立後に新会社を設立したいと思っていた。
He had hoped to found a new company after the merger was complete.tatoeba
彼は３週間前に両社が合併する情報を得ていた。
He was given a tip three weeks ago that two companies would merge.tatoeba
二つの銀行が合併して一つの大銀行を作った。
The two banks consolidated and formed a single large bank.tatoeba
東京銀行と三菱銀行が合併した。
The Bank of Tokyo amalgamated with the Mitsubishi Bank.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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