輩
Comrade
Meanings
Comrade, Fellow, People, Companions
On'yomi
はい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
-ばら、 やから、 やかい、 ともがら
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
輩 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
輩 (Comrade) is taught on WaniKani at level 25 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1365 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.
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