This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: ヘイ
Romaji: hei
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

abuse, evil, vice, breakage

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  55
Frequency:  1750
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-12-3
Korean Reading:  pye
Chinese Reading:  bi4
Unicode:  5f0a
JIS:  4A40

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2884
Nelson Index: 1551
New Nelson Index: 1670
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4i11.3
Four Corner Index: 9844.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1779
Gakken Index: 1406
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9644X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0670
Remembering the kanji Index: 1041
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1266
Kodansha Compact Index: 601
Kanji in Context Index: 1797
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1843
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2508
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1050
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1120
Essential Kanji Index: 1457
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3583
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1055
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1757

Words

(へい)
bad habit; harm
弊害 (へいがい)
adverse effect; harmful effect; harmful result; malady; negative effect; harmful influence; evil practice
旧弊 (きゅうへい)
old-fashioned; conservatism; standing evil; the old school; antiquated
弊風 (へいふう)
evil or corrupt or abusive practice
弊村 (へいそん)
poor village; our own (little or poor) village
疲弊 (ひへい)
exhaustion; impoverishment; ruin
悪弊 (あくへい)
vice; abuse; evil
弊履 (へいり)
worn-out sandals (shoes)
弊店 (へいてん)
our shop; we
弊政 (へいせい)
misgovernment; maladministration
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