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Kanji 頻: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 頻: repeatedly, recur

Key takeaways

Kanji 頻: repeatedly, recur. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

repeatedlyrecur

On reading

ヒン

Kun reading

しき.りに

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 頻

repeatedly, recur

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

歩 + 頁

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine turning your head (頁) with every step (歩) you take to check your surroundings; this represents something happening 'frequently' or 'repeatedly.' It is used in words like frequency (頻度) and frequent (頻繁).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ヒン
  • 頻繁ひんぱん

    frequent / often / repeatedly

Kun reading

しき.りに
  • 頻りにしきりに

    frequently / repeatedly / eagerly

Commonly used words

  • 頻繁
    ひんぱん

    frequent / often / repeatedly

  • 頻りに
    しきりに

    frequently / repeatedly / eagerly

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はりに電話をかけてきた。

Translation

He kept calling repeatedly.

Example 2

母はりに私の健康を気遣った。

Translation

My mother was eagerly concerned about my health.

Example 3

彼は会議に繁に参加する。

Translation

He frequently attends meetings.

Example 4

最近、交通事故が繁に起きている。

Translation

Recently, traffic accidents have been happening frequently.

Kanji 頻: repeatedly, recur | Daily Nihongo