comrade, fellow, people, companions

About this kanji

The kanji 輩, pronounced as ‘ハイ’ in on'yomi, primarily means comrade or fellow, and is often used in context to refer to people or companions. It is typically found in nouns rather than verbs. Common compounds include 後輩 (こうはい), which means junior, and 先輩 (せんぱい), meaning senior, used often in school or work environments to describe someone with more or less experience. Another example is 輩出 (はいしゅつ), meaning to produce people in large numbers, especially in a professional field. A usage note: while it can refer to groups of people, it might carry a slightly formal or respectful tone.

Example sentences

• あの輩は信用できない。

  That guy cannot be trusted.

Meanings across languages

English

comrade, fellow, people, companions

Tiếng Việt

đồng nghiệp

日本語

輩

한국어

동료

中文

辈

id

rekan, teman, orang

th

เพื่อน, สมาชิก, ผู้คน

es

camarada, companion, gente

fr

camarade, compagnon, gens

de

Genosse, Mitarbeiter, Menschen, Gefährten

pt

camarada, companheiro, pessoas

Common compounds

• 後輩こうはいjunior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student
• 先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.), superior, elder
• 輩出はいしゅつproducing (people) in great numbers, appearing one after the other
• 我輩わがはいI, me, myself
• 軽輩けいはいunderling
• 鼠輩そはいsmall fry, unimportant people
• 俗輩ぞくはいworldlings, the crowd
• 同輩どうはいfellows, comrade, colleague

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