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弊

abuse
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. abuseRtK
    旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。You can't teach an old dog new tricks.tatoeba
    あなたは弊社のことを既にご存じかと思います。You have, no doubt, heard of our company.tatoeba
  2. evil
  3. vice
  4. breakage
  1. harmful effect
  2. harmful influence
  3. evil practice
  4. malady

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shredder · small (小) · little (小) · belt · taskmaster · two hands

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1120

Compound words

疲弊ひへい
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
弊害へいがい
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
弊社へいしゃ
our company; our firm
悪弊あくへい
corrupt practice
貨弊かへい
money
旧弊きゅうへい
old evils
語弊ごへい
faulty statement
百弊ひゃくへい
all evils
弊衣へいい
worn-out clothes
余弊よへい
resulting evil
弊衣蓬髪へいいほうはつ
unkempt hair and shabby clothes

Additional Examples

旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.tatoeba
喫煙は体に弊害である。
Smoking has an ill effect upon health.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 弊

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step