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Kanji 遍: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 遍: everywhere, times, widely, generally

Key takeaways

Kanji 遍: everywhere, times, widely, generally. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

everywheretimeswidelygenerally

On reading

ヘン

Kun reading

あまね.く

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 遍

everywhere, times, widely, generally

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

扁 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

When you walk (⻌) across a flat (扁) or spread-out area, you eventually cover everywhere. It signifies moving widely and generally across a whole space. It is easy to remember if you think of the word 'universal' (보편적).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ヘン
  • 普遍ふへん

    universality / omnipresence

Commonly used words

  • 普遍
    ふへん

    universality / omnipresence

Example sentences

Example 1

愛は普的な感情です。

Translation

Love is a universal feeling.

Example 2

この理論は普に通用します。

Translation

This theory applies universally.

Kanji 遍: everywhere, times, widely, generally | Daily Nihongo