披
披 — Expose
expose, open
On’yomiヒ (hi)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 披
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 披露 | ひろう hirou | announcement; presentation; demonstration |
| 披露宴 | ひろうえん hirouen | reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration |
| 披瀝 | ひれき hireki | expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known |
Study notes
披 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1438 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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