Japanese Word Entry
輩| Kana: | ばら |
| Romaji: | bara |
| Definition: | suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 輩 | comrade, fellow, people, companions, generation, lifetime, class |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄟˋ (bèi) |
| Cantonese: | bui3 |
| Japanese: | ハイ (hai) / -ばら (-bara)、 やから (yakara)、 やかい (yakai)、 ともがら (tomogara) |
| Korean: | 배 (bae) |
| Vietnamese: | bối |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 辈 |
| 原 | meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness, source, origin, beginning |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄩㄢˊ (yuán) |
| Cantonese: | jyun4 |
| Japanese: | ゲン (gen) / はら (hara)、 もと (moto)、 たずねる (tazuneru) |
| Korean: | 원 (weon) |
| Vietnamese: | nguyên |
| 儕 | companion, a company, together |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔㄞˊ (chái) |
| Cantonese: | caai4 |
| Japanese: | セイ (sei)、 サイ (sai) / ともがら (tomogara) |
| Korean: | 제 (je) |
| Vietnamese: | sài |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 侪 |