賓
賓 — V.i.p.
V.I.P., guest
On’yomiヒン (hin)
Kun’yomiまろうど (maroudo)
Kun’yomiしたがう (shitagau)
Stroke order (15 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 賓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迎賓館 | げいひんかん geihinkan | reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto) |
| 国賓 | こくひん kokuhin | state guest |
| 来賓 | らいひん raihin | guest; visitor; visitor's arrival |
| 賓客 | ひんきゃく hinkyaku | guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest |
| 貴賓 | きひん kihin | noble visitor |
| 主賓 | しゅひん shuhin | main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour |
Study notes
賓 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1677 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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