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Keyword
dialect
  • valve
  • petal
  • braid
  • speech
  • discrimination
  • dispose of
  • distinguish
  • conical cap
Frequency
#619
Strokes
5
Grade
5
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
803
Readings
ベン96%
わきま4%
Mnemonic
A bodybuilder flexes his arm and shows both hands, each tattooed with a word from a different dialect.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
弁べん護ご士し
lawyer; attorney
Noun
答とう弁べん
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
Noun
弁べん当とう
bento; Japanese box lunch
Noun
弁べん
speech; tongue; talk; eloquence; dialect; brogue; accent; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal; …
Noun
弁べん務む官かん
commissioner
Noun
合ごう弁べん
joint management; pool; gamopetalous; sympetalous
Noun
弁べん護ご
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
Noun
勘かん弁べん
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
Noun
弁べん護ご人にん
counsel; defender; advocate
Noun
口こう頭とう弁べん論ろん
oral proceedings; oral pleadings
Noun
お弁べん当とう
bento; Japanese box lunch
Noun
弁べん論ろん
discussion; debate; argument
Noun
代だい弁べん
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; paying on behalf (of); acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
Noun
弁べん明めい
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
Noun
雄ゆう弁べん
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
Noun
弁べん理り士し
patent attorney; patent agent
Noun
弁べん解かい
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
Noun
駅えき弁べん
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty)
Noun
熱ねつ弁べん
impassioned speech; fervent speech
Noun
弁べん慶けい
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid; checked pattern
Noun
関かん西さい弁べん
Kansai dialect
Noun
弁わきまえる
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
Ichidan verb