Info on the Kanji 弁

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What is this? "弁"

Meaning(s)

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

Reading(s)

onyomi BEN
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 5
grade 5
jlpt level N1
Example words with 弁
WordMeaning
べん
ben
petal / valve
はねべん
hane ben
vexillum / vane
えきべん
ekiben
boxed lunch bought at a station / variety of sexual position
かべん
kaben
petal
かいべん
kai ben
eloquence
かつべん
katsu ben
narrator in japanese silent cinema
かんべん
kanben
pardon / forgiveness / forbearance
きべん
ki ben
sophistry / sophism / chicanery / play on words
きべん
ki ben
sophistry / sophism / chicanery / play on words
はたべん
hata ben
standard / banner / vexillum
きょうべん
kyouben
insisting / obstinate insistence
くちべん
kuchi ben
eloquence
ひろしべん
hiroshi ben
fluency / eloquence
こうべん
kouben
protest / refutation / pleading
ごうべん
gouben
joint management / pool
しべん
shiben
speculation
しべん
shiben
payment / defrayal / disbursement
たべん
taben
talkativeness / verbosity
だべん
da ben
foolish tale / nonsense
だいべん
daiben
pay by proxy / act for another / speak for another
たちべん
tachi ben
eloquence
たんべん
tan ben
univalve
ちんべん
chin ben
defense / defence / explanation
とおりべん
toori ben
interpreter
とうべん
touben
response / reply / answer / defence / defense
ねつべん
netsuben
fervent speech
のうべん
nouben
eloquence / oratory
ばいべん
bai ben
comprador / compradore / person working for a foreign company to the detriment of their own country
かわべん
kawa ben
skin flap / flap
たけしべん
takeshi ben
soldier
わきまえ
wakimae
sense / discretion / knowledge
べんかい
benkai
justification / rationalization / pretext / explanation / exculpation / defence / defense / excuse
べんかん
ben kan
oversight department
べんけい
benkei
strong person / person putting on a brave front / bamboo tube with holes drilled in it / checks / plaid / checked pattern
べんご
bengo
defense / defence / pleading / advocacy
べんくち
ben kuchi
speech / manner of speaking
べんざ
ben za
valve seat
べんさい
ben sai
large japanese junk
べんさい
bensai
settlement / payment
べんざい
ben zai
large japanese junk
べんし
benshi
lecturer / rhetorician / orator / narrator in japanese silent cinema / film interpreter
べんこと
ben koto
clerical work
べんもの
ben mono
speaker / orator
べんしょう
benshou
reimbursement / compensation / reparation / indemnity
べんしょう
ben shou
demonstration / proof
べんせつ
ben setsu
dialectic demonstration / display of skill in explanation
べんぜつ
benzetsu
speech
べんそ
ben so
excuse / plea / defense / defence
べんてん
benten
benten
べんとう
bentou
bento / japanese box lunch
べんなん
ben nan
denunciation / criticism
べんばく
ben baku
refutation / contradiction / rebuttal / disproof / disputation
べんぱつ
benpatsu
pigtail / queue / cue
べんがら
ben gara
red iron oxide / rouge
べんべつ
benbetsu
discriminate
べんまく
ben maku
valve
べんめい
benmei
explanation / excuse / vindication / apology
べんり
benri
management
べんろん
benron
discussion / debate / argument
もうべん
mou ben
incoherent talk
ゆうべん
yuuben
oratory / eloquence
ろんべん
ron ben
argument
ねいべん
nei ben
flattery / cajolery / adulation
とつべん
totsuben
slowness of speech / awkwardness of speech
きべん
kiben
sophistry / sophism / chicanery / play on words
えらべん
era ben
gill lamella / branchial lamella / gill filament
おべんとう
o bentou
bento
ほかほかべん
hoka ben
hot bento
ホカほかべん
hoka ben
hot bento
安全あんぜんべん
anzenben
safety valve
伊予いよべん
iyo ben
iyo dialect
因州いんしゅうべん
in shuu ben
dialects of japanese spoken in eastern tottori prefecture
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