Kanji

偏

偏

partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かたよる

Nanori (Name Reading)

つら, とも, ゆき

Common Readings

ヘン, かたよ…る

Example sentences

偏る かたよる
栄養が偏らないように、いろいろな食べ物を食べることが大切だ。

It is important to eat various foods so that your nutrition doesn't become unbalanced.

偏見 へんけん
彼は外国人に対して強い偏見を持っている。

He has a strong prejudice against foreigners.

排除 はいじょ
偏見を排除して、客観的な視点で物事を判断すべきだ。

One should judge things from an objective perspective, setting aside any prejudices.

偏屈 へんくつ
あの偏屈な老人は誰とも話さない。

That eccentric old man speaks with no one.

偏り かたより
健康のためには栄養の偏りがない食事が大切だ。

For the sake of health, a diet without nutritional imbalance is important.

偏 へん
漢字は偏や旁などの部首から構成されている。

Kanji are composed of radicals such as 'hen' (left side) and 'tsukuri' (right side).

Example Vocabulary

偏る

かたよる

to be biased; to be unbalanced; to lean to one side

偏見

へんけん

prejudice; bias; jaundiced eye

偏屈

へんくつ

eccentric; obstinate; stubborn

偏差値

へんさち

偏り

かたより

imbalance, bias, deviation

偏執

へんしゅう

偏食

へんしょく

偏に

ひとえに

偏

へん

left-hand radical (of a kanji); bias

偏愛

へんあい

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