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弊
弊
15 strokes
Frequency: 1750
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

abuse
evil
vice
breakage

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヘイ

Common Words

疲弊
ひへい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #9803
1

exhaustion; fatigue

2

impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

弊害
へいがい
Noun
Freq #18306
1

harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

Examples
喫煙は体に弊害である。
Smoking has an ill effect upon health.
潰える
ついえる
弊える
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #19361
1

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to break down

2

to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

貨幣
かへい
Noun
Freq #20285
1

money; currency; coin

Examples
この代用貨幣では、会社の直営店に行き、その店で食料品や衣料を買うことしかできませんでした。
With the token they could only go to the company shop and buy food or clothing from that shop.
語弊がある
ごへいがある
Expression
Freq #26714
1

Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

to be misleading

弊社
へいしゃ
Noun
Freq #28456
1

Humble

our company; our firm

Examples
弊社のエンジニアが日本国内で販売されている同様の製品と仕様を比較した結果、非常に競合力があると判断いたしました。
Our engineers compared this information with similar products being sold in Japan and concluded that they might compete very well.
弊
へい
Freq #49238
1

Rare term; Common noun

bad habit; harm

2

Humble; Prefix

my; our

語弊
ごへい
Noun
Freq #51074
1

faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

Examples
それは語弊がある。
That's not a proper thing to say.
旧弊
きゅうへい
旧幣
Freq #65929
1

Common noun

old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; outdated notions

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.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded; antiquated

悪弊
あくへい
Noun
Freq #88354
1

corrupt practice; evil practice; bad custom; abuse; evil ways

Examples
社会の悪弊を糾すべきだ。
We must investigate social abuses.
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