join, get together, unite, collective
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヘイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あわ.せる
About this kanji
The kanji 併, pronounced as 'ヘイ' in on'yomi and 'あわ.せる' in kun'yomi, primarily means to join or unite. It is often used in noun compounds to signify a combination or collective action. For instance, '併用' (へいよう) means combined use, such as using two different methods together; '合併' (がっぺい) refers to a merger, commonly seen in business contexts; and '併設' (へいせつ) indicates a joint establishment, like schools sharing facilities. A useful note is that 併 can often convey the idea of something existing together or in partnership.
Example sentences
二つのプロジェクトを併用する。
To use the two projects together.
Meanings across languages
- English
- join, get together, unite, collective
- Tiếng Việt
- kết hợp, tập hợp, thống nhất, tập thể
- 日本語
- 併合, 一緒になる, 統一, 集合
- 한국어
- 결합하다, 모이다, 통합하다, 집합적인
- 中文
- 合并, 集合, 统一, 集体
- id
- bergabung
- th
- รวมกัน
- es
- unir
- fr
- unir
- de
- vereinen
- pt
- unir
Common compounds
- 併殺へいさつdouble play
- 併用へいようcombined use, using together (with), using jointly
- 合併がっぺいmerger (of companies, towns, etc.), combination, union
- 併合へいごうmerger, joining into one, amalgamation
- 併設へいせつjoint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study), establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school), juxtaposition
- 合併症がっぺいしょうcomplication
- 併記へいきwriting side by side, writing (down) together, writing (down) both
- 併発へいはつconcurrence, coincidence, complication (in illness)
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