# 敏 — Alert

Frequency rank 1479 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 湖 (Lake), less common than 兼 (Concurrently).

- On’yomi: びん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 攴 Rap, Tap (Kangxi 66)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Every alert on top with a scarecrow below — every scarecrow must be alert, standing guard with keen awareness.

In words:

- 敏感 びんかん — sensibility;susceptibility;sensitive (to);well attuned to

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