What does kanji 弁 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 弁 is valve.

How is kanji 弁 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 弁 are かんむり, わきま.える, わ.ける, はなびら, あらそ.う; the onyomi readings are ベン, ヘン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 弁?

Kanji 弁 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 弁?

The main radical for kanji 弁 is 廾.

What words use kanji 弁?

Example words that use kanji 弁 include 弁護士, 弁當, 弁護人, 弁理士.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 6

弁

Meaning

Kanji 弁

valve

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かんむりわきま.えるわ.けるはなびらあらそ.う
Onyomi 音読み: ベンヘン
Nanori 名乗り: べ

Variant: 瓣 (Itaiji) , 辯 (Itaiji) , 䛒 (Itaiji) , 辩 (Itaiji) , 辧 (Itaiji) • Old form: 辨 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #619
Strokes: 5
Radical: 廾
Components: 厶 • 廾
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

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Showing 36 of 276 entries that include this kanji.

弁護士

べんごし

lawyer

弁當

べんとう

bento

弁護人

べんごにん

counsel

弁理士

べんりし

patent attorney

弁え

わきまえ

discernment

弁が立つ

べんがたつ

to be eloquent

弁じる

べんじる

to speak

弁じ立てる

べんじたてる

to speak eloquently

弁ずる

べんずる

to manage

弁蓋部

べんがいぶ

pars opercularis

弁官

おおともいのつかさ

Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices)

弁慶の泣き所

べんけいのなきどころ

Achilles heel

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼女は大阪弁を話す。

She speaks the Osaka dialect.

毎日自分でお弁当を作ります。

I make my own bento every day.

彼は弁護士になりたいと思っている。

He wants to become a lawyer.

この機械には安全弁がついている。

This machine is equipped with a safety valve.

風で桜の花弁が散った。

The cherry blossom petals scattered in the wind.

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Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.