偏 (へん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

偏 (へん) means bias / inclination / side radical.

See example sentences below.

偏 at a glance

偏

へんhen

N1noun

bias / inclination / side radical

偏へんhenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

bias / inclination / side radical

Example 1

この意見は少し偏っている。

Translation

This opinion is a bit biased.

Example 2

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.