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On'yomi
ヘン
HEN
Kun'yomi
あまね.く
amaneku
everywhere · times · widely · generally
Details
Strokes12
Frequency#1845
Radical辶walk(3)
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Strokes12
Component Breakdown
遍=
辶扁
walk + 扁
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of advance and flat. Advancing everywhere.
Symbolism
Universal, wandering, widely. Represents everywhere.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Flow of time
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
義理一遍
ぎりいっぺん
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.); perfunctory
読書百遍
どくしょひゃっぺん
repeated reading (makes the meaning clear); reading something again and again (will lead one to realize its meaning); repeated reading (makes the meaning clear)
普遍妥当
ふへんだとう
universal validity; fitting into any situation; universal validity