Word Meaning 半兵衛

はんべえ hambee

半兵衛 is read as はんべえ (hambee) and means feigned ignorance.

Meaning

English

  1. feigned ignorance
  2. pretending not to know

Reading

Kana

はんべえ

Romaji

hambee

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 34549 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

権兵衛

ごんべい

country bumpkin

助兵衛

すけべえ

lewdness

兵衛

ひょうえ

middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)

むっつり助兵衛

むっつりすけべえ

lecher with a quiet exterior

どん兵衛

どんべえ

Donbei (Nissin cup noodles)

お初徳兵衛

おはつとくべえ

Ohatsu and Tokubei (lovers who committed suicide together in 1703)

飲兵衛

のんべえ

heavy drinker

甚兵衛

じんべえ

light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket

衛兵

えいへい

guard