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頻

頻·frequent

On-yomi
ヒン
Kun-yomi
しき(りに)

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

17 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
頻繁ひんぱんfrequent
頻度ひんどfrequency
頻発ひんぱつoccurring repeatedly
頻りにしきりにrepeatedly, incessantly

Example sentences

  1. 最近この地域で地震が頻発している。

    さいきんこのちいきでじしんがひんぱつしている。

    Earthquakes have been happening repeatedly in this area lately.

  2. 父は頻繁に海外へ出張する。

    ちちはひんぱんにかいがいへしゅっちょうする。

    My father travels abroad on business frequently.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 頻繁 as ひんはん — it is ひんぱん
  • 頻りに is read しきりに, an irregular kun-reading you have to learn as a word

Memory aid

Picture it

歩 (walking) beside 頁 (a head): head after head walking past you, again and again.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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