Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1803 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper
Kunyomi: ぬさ
Onyomi: ヘイ
Composition: 敝 巾
Radical: 巾
Meaning: turban, scarf
幣 (ヘイ) staff with plaited paper streamers
幣串 (ヘイグシ) staff to which shide are attached to make a go-hei
造幣 (ゾウヘイ) coinage, mintage
衰幣 (スイヘイ) decline
幣 (へい) staff with plaited paper streamers
幣を奉る (ぬさをたてまつる) to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
大幣 (おおぬさ) streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies), being in great demand
小幣 (こぬさ) small purification wand, thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)