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Kanji 弁

5 strokes

Meaning

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

On'yomi
ベンヘン
Kun'yomi
かんむりわきまえるわけるはなびらあらそう
Strokes
5
JLPT
N1
School grade
Grade 5
Kanken
6級
Frequency
#619 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with 弁

  • お弁当

    おべんとう

    a boxed lunch

    N5
  • 弁当

    べんとう

    box lunch

    N3
  • ~弁

    ~べん

    speech, dialect

    N2
  • 勘弁

    かんべん

    pardon, forgiveness, forbearance

    N1
  • 代弁

    だいべん

    speak for another

    N1
  • 弁解

    べんかい

    explanation, justification, excuse

    N1
  • 弁護

    べんご

    defense, pleading, advocacy

    N1
  • 弁償

    べんしょう

    compensation, reparation, reimbursement

    N1

Example sentences

  • 彼かれの息子むすこは弁護士べんごしになりたがっている。

    His son wants to be a lawyer.

  • 弁解べんかいの余地よちもないよ。

    I have no excuse.

  • 今週こんしゅうは弁当べんとうを持参じさんする。

    I think I'll brown bag it this week.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “two hands” 廾

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