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批

Criticism
Stroke count: 7

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6Level 21

Verbs with «批»

批判する

Meanings

  1. criticismRtK
  2. strike
  1. ratification

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · compare (比) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 701

Compound words

批准ひじゅん
ratification
批評ひひょう
criticism; critique; review; commentary
批判的ひはんてき
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
批判するひはんする
to criticize
批判ひはん
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
批議ひぎ
blaming
批点ひてん
correction marks
批難ひなん
criticism
批評家ひひょうか
critic
批評眼ひひょうがん
critical eye
文芸批評ぶんげいひひょう
literary criticism

Additional Examples

彼は批評に対してたいへん敏感だ。
He is very sensitive to criticism.tatoeba
彼は批判家連中が、彼の過ちならなんでも叩こうと待ち受けていることを承認していた。
He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.tatoeba
彼は批判に神経過敏だ。
He is sensitive to criticism.tatoeba
彼は同僚から批判を受けやすい。
He is subject to the criticism of his colleagues.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Criticism. 扌 (hand) + 比 (compare) — comparing and judging. 批判 — criticism.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 批

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