偏
偏 — Partial
partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased
On’yomiヘン (hen)
Kun’yomiかたよる (katayoru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 偏
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偏差値 | へんさち hensachi | deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score |
| 偏見 | へんけん henken | prejudice; bias; distorted view |
| 偏重 | へんちょう henchou | attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of |
| 偏り | かたより katayori | deviation; inclination; offset |
| 偏る | かたよる katayoru | to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet) |
| 偏向 | へんこう henkou | propensity; tendency; inclination |
Study notes
偏 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1340 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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