Japanese symbol for “criticising”
批議
ひぎ
Romaji: higi
blaming; criticizing; criticising
In Japanese, criticising is 批議, read ひぎ (higi).
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Meanings
- n, vs blaming; criticizing; criticising
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 批判 | ひはん hihan | criticism; judgement; judgment |
| 批評 | ひひょう hihyou | criticism; critique; review |
| 批准 | ひじゅん hijun | ratification |
| 批判的 | ひはんてき hihanteki | critical; judgmental; censorious |
| 自己批判 | じこひはん jikohihan | self-criticism |
| 無批判 | むひはん muhihan | uncritical; blind |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.