Entry
  1. Noun

    modulation (of voice)

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. variation; variety; balance; pace

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. liveliness (e.g. of writing style)

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 乙張り【めりはり】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

Kun
へ.るへ.らす
On
ゲン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
261 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3a9.37The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0Four corner code
359deroo
6e1bUnicode hex code
1-24-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2637Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3249New Nelson (John Haig)
601New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
733Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
436Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
366Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
391Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
533A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
610Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17759Morohashi
667A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
715Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
728Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
775sakade
694Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
693henshall3
753Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
430Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1219Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
372Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian3Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Kun
は.る-は.り-ば.り
On
チョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
403 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

はりわり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3h8.1The Kanji Dictionary
1123.2Four corner code
3565deroo
5f35Unicode hex code
1-36-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1570Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1694New Nelson (John Haig)
474New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
573Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
348Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1921Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2071Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
462A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1879Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
681Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9812Morohashi
752A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1106Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1158Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
675sakade
516Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
775henshall3
744Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1185Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
612Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1940Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhang1Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level