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
- お弁当 (お弁当（おべんとう）): boxed lunch, packed lunch — Weather Forecast and Weekend Plans
- 弁当 (お弁当（おべんとう）): boxed lunch / bento — Her First Shift at a Japanese Konbini (Complete Story)
- お弁当 (お弁（べん）当（とう）): boxed lunch; bento — This omelet is sweet and delicious
- 弁解 (べんかい): justification, explanation — Communication, Media & Expression
- 弁護 (べんご): defence, pleading, advocacy — Law, Crime & Justice
- 弁明 (べんめい): explanation, excuse — Communication, Media & Expression
- 弁償 (弁償（べんしょう）): compensation, reimbursement — Apologising and Handling Complaints
- 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
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