# 貶 — Speak ill of

Frequency rank 2386 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 秤 (Scales), less common than 弛 (Slack).

- On’yomi: へん、はん、ほん、ほう
- Kun’yomi: おとしめる、おとす
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level XIX of XX

In words:

- 貶す けなす — to speak ill of

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