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頻

Frequent
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingヒン
Kun readingしき.りに
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 40

Verbs with «頻»

頻る

Meanings

  1. frequent
  2. repeated
  3. repeatedlyRtK
  1. frequently
  2. repeatedly
  3. often
  4. incessantly
  5. constantly

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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walk · stop (止) · footprint (止) · few · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 399

Compound words

頻度ひんど
frequency (of occurrence)
頻発ひんぱつ
frequent occurrence
頻繁ひんぱん
frequent; incessant
頻りにしきりに
frequently; repeatedly; often; incessantly; constantly
頻々ひんぴん
repeatedly
頻出ひんしゅつ
frequent appearance
頻尿ひんにょう
frequent urination
頻るしきる
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard
一頻りひとしきり
for a while
降頻るふりしきる
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.)
高頻度こうひんど
high frequency
低頻度ていひんど
low frequency
頻ぴんひんぴん
frequently
降り頻るふりしきる
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.)
吹き頻るふきしきる
to blow violently

On Reading Examples

昨年は災害が頻々とあった。ひんぴん
Last year, we had frequent disasters.tatoeba
昨今は災害が頻ぴんとあった。ひんぴん
Recently we have had several disasters.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不注意な過ちをおかす、しかも頻繁にだ。
He makes careless mistakes, and does so frequently.tatoeba
日本は頻繁に地震に襲われる。
Earthquakes frequently hit Japan.tatoeba
昨年は災害が頻々とあった。
Last year, we had frequent disasters.tatoeba
昨今は災害が頻ぴんとあった。
Recently we have had several disasters.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Frequent. 歩 (steps) + head 頁 — coming to the water's edge again and again; hence 'often'.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 頻

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