彙 — Same Kind / Collect / Classify / Category

Master (高手)い, はりねずみ

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彙 (readings: い, はりねずみ; Japanese kanji) means “Same Kind / Collect / Classify / Category”. It is a Jōyō kanji taught in Japanese secondary school (junior & senior high) — the 高手 · Master tier beyond the grade 1–6 Kyōiku set, and appears in words such as 語彙 (vocabulary).

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Kanji	彙
Meaning	Same Kind / Collect / Classify / Category
Readings	い, はりねずみ
Grade	Master (高手 · secondary school)
Curriculum	Jōyō kanji · Japanese secondary school (JLPT N1–N2)
Example	語彙 (vocabulary)

How to read 彙

彙 is read い or はりねずみ depending on the word.

Words with 彙

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Updated: 2026-07-22