痺 – palsy, become numb, paralysed

13 strokesN1 vocabulary

The kanji 痺 means palsy, become numb, paralysed. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヒ (hi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しび.れる (shibireru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 疒 (no. 104).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヒ	hi
Kun’yomi	しび.れる	shibireru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 疒 (Kangxi radical 104). Components: 十・田・疔.

Words using 痺

麻痺まひparalysis

Example sentences

ゼネストで国中の機能が麻痺した。

The general strike paralyzed the whole country.

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Kanji with the same radical

病療痛症疲痴癖痢癌痩

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