10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

highness, steps (of throne)

On'yomi
  • ヘイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヘイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

highness, steps (of throne)
ヘイ (6th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
to compare, to match, to equal
ヒ きざはし
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

Your Majesty
His Majesty the Emperor
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
Imperial guard
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References

Unicode hex code 965B
JIS X 0208 1-42-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4988
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6444
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 453
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 543
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 330
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 409
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1310
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1407
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1484
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1307
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 873
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41654
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 967
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 589
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 599
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 867
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1868
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 978
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 916
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1521
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 734
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1319
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d7.6
Four corner code 7221.4
De Roo Code 3672