frequent

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is ひん, and the kun reading is しきりに. It has 17 strokes. It appears in words for frequency and things happening often.
• Basic usage: 頻度 is read ひんど and 頻繁 is read ひんぱん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 頻度 / 頻繁
  • 頻度 means frequency and is read ひんど. It refers to the frequency of events such as rainfall or machine use.
  • 季節ごとに雨の頻度を記録している。 means “I record the frequency of rainfall in each season.”
  • 頻繁 means frequent or often and is read ひんぱん. It describes something happening often, such as cars passing or a machine stopping.
  • この道は朝になると車が頻繁に通る。 means “Cars travel frequently along this road in the morning.”