併 join, get together, unite, collective 8 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #966 in newspapers Readings Onヘイ Kunあわ.せる In Chinese 倂 Words written with it 合併 がっぺい merger (of companies, towns, etc.) N1 併用 へいよう combined use 併殺 へいさつ double play 併合 へいごう merger 合併症 がっぺいしょう complication 併設 へいせつ joint establishment (esp. schools of… 併記 へいき writing side by side 併発 へいはつ concurrence 併せ持つ あわせもつ to have two things (at the same time)… 併存 へいぞん coexistence