弁 — Japanese kanji
5 strokes · N1
Meanings: Valve, Petal, Braid, Speech, Dialect, Discrimination, Dispose Of, Distinguish, Conical Cap
On’yomi: べん、へん · Kun’yomi: かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける
Radicals in 弁
- 厶 — private (2 strokes)
- 廾 — two hands (3 strokes)
Words using 弁
- お弁当 ([お]べんとう): box lunch — どんな 部屋を お探しですか — Finding housing and explaining reasons
- お弁当 (おべんとう): boxed lunch — Food & Dining
- 弁当 (弁当（べんとう）): prepare a bento — Verbs (Part 1)
- 弁解 (弁解（べんかい）): excuse; justification — Unit 04 Nouns B (281–380)
- 弁護士 (弁護士（べんごし）): lawyer — Law, Rights & Society
- （お） 弁当 (（お）べんとう): boxed lunch; packed lunch (n) — 第4週 (1) - 学校へ行きましょう①
- ～弁 (～べん): ~ dialect — ごみは どこに 出したら いいですか — Daily rules and states of affairs
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