Kanji
併
N1
8 strokes
Grade 8
freq #966
join, get together, unite, collective
On'yomi (音読み)
ヘイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
あわ.せる
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
合併
がっぺい
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination
併用
へいよう
combined use; using together (with)
併殺
へいさつ
double play
併合
へいごう
merger; joining into one
合併症
がっぺいしょう
complication
併設
へいせつ
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school)
併記
へいき
writing side by side; writing (down) together
併発
へいはつ
concurrence; coincidence
併存
へいぞん
coexistence
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
併せ持つ
あわせもつ
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は合併（がっぺい）成立（せいりつ）後（あと）に新（しん）会社（かいしゃ）を設立（せつりつ）したいと思（おも）っていた。
He had hoped to found a new company after the merger was complete.
二（ふた）つの銀行（ぎんこう）が合併（がっぺい）して一（ひと）つの大銀行（だいぎんこう）を作（つく）った。
The two banks consolidated and formed a single large bank.
合衆国（がっしゅうこく）はテキサスを１８４５年（ねん）に併合（へいごう）した。
The United States annexed Texas in 1845.