Kanji 偏: partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased

Key takeaways

Kanji 偏: partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

偏

Meaning

partialsideleft-side radicalincliningbiased

On reading

ヘン

Kun reading

かたよ.る

Radical

人

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 偏

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

Kanji structure breakdown

偏

Structure breakdown

亻 + 扁

Mnemonic story

A person (亻) leaning flat (扁) against one side represents being partial or biased. It describes a state of inclining toward one side instead of staying in the center.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ヘン

偏へん
bias / inclination / side radical
偏見へんけん
prejudice / bias / narrow view

Kun reading

かたよ.る

偏るかたよる
to be biased / to be one-sided / to lean

Commonly used words

偏
へん
bias / inclination / side radical
偏見
へんけん
prejudice / bias / narrow view
偏る
かたよる
to be biased / to be one-sided / to lean

Example sentences

Example 1

このグループは意見が偏っている。

Translation

This group has biased opinions.

Example 2

栄養が偏らないように気をつけている。

Translation

I try to avoid unbalanced nutrition.

Example 3

この意見は少し偏っている。

Translation

This opinion is a bit biased.

Example 4

漢字の偏は左側にある部首です。

Translation

The radical 'hen' is on the left side of the kanji.

Kanji 偏: partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

偏る (かたよる): meaning and examples

偏 (へん): meaning and examples

偏見 (へんけん): meaning and examples