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弁

Speech, Dialect
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingベン
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5Level 16

Meanings

  1. speech, Dialect
  2. valveRtK
  3. petal
  4. braid
  5. speech
  6. dialect
  7. discrimination
  8. dispose of
  9. distinguish
  1. tongue
  2. talk
  3. eloquence

Synonyms

弁当

Popular Usage

お弁当勘弁

Radicals and components

Radical廾two hands
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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elbow · two hands

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 803

Compound words

お弁当おべんとう
bento; Japanese box lunch
弁えるわきまえる
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand
勘弁かんべん
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
駅弁えきべん
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
合弁ごうべん
joint management; pool; gamopetalous; sympetalous
代弁だいべん
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of); payment by proxy
答弁とうべん
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
熱弁ねつべん
impassioned speech; fervent speech
弁解べんかい
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
弁慶べんけい
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
弁護べんご
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
弁済べんさい
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
弁償べんしょう
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
弁舌べんぜつ
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
弁当べんとう
bento; Japanese box lunch
弁明べんめい
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
弁論べんろん
discussion; debate; argument
雄弁ゆうべん
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
関西弁かんさいべん
Kansai dialect
弁護士べんごし
lawyer; attorney
弁護人べんごにん
counsel; defender; advocate
弁務官べんむかん
commissioner
口頭弁論こうとうべんろん
oral proceedings; oral pleadings
花弁はなびら
petal

On Reading Examples

今日のランチも愛妻弁当ですか？妬けますね。あいさいべんとう
Did your wife make your lunch again today? I'm so jealous.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は弁当を持っている。
He has a lunch.tatoeba
彼は弁護士を信頼していた。
He trusted his defense attorney.tatoeba
彼は弁護士の資格を持っている。
He is qualified to be a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は弁護士のふりをした。
He let on that he was a lawyer.tatoeba
お弁当のおかずとして多く利用される。
This is often one of the accompanying dishes in a bento (a boxed lunch).wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Speech; dialect; bento. 厶 + 廾 (two hands) — hands sorting into parts. 関西弁 Kansai dialect, 弁当 bento.Also known as “Dialect”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 弁

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step