Kanji

弁

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JLPT N1Jōyō · grade 5freq #6195 strokes

Meanings

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

ES: discurso, dialecto, distinguir, identificar, reembolsar, pétalo

On
ベン、ヘン
Kun
かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う

Common words

  • お弁当おべんとうbento, Japanese box lunch
  • 弁当べんとうbento, Japanese box lunch
  • 勘弁かんべんpardon, forgiveness, forbearance
  • 代弁だいべんspeaking by proxy, speaking for (someone else), acting as spokesman (for), representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)
  • 弁解べんかいexplanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
  • 弁護べんごdefense, defence, pleading, advocacy
  • 弁償べんしょうcompensation, indemnification, reparation, restitution, recompense
  • 弁論べんろんdiscussion, debate, argument

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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