| Kanji | 弁 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ベン、ヘン |
| Kunyomi | かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う |
| Nanori | べ |
| English | valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish |
| Examples | 弁護(べんご): defense; defence; pleading; advocacy 弁当(べんとう): bento; Japanese box lunch 弁論(べんろん): discussion; debate; argument 花弁(はなびら): (flower) petal 弁解(べんかい): justification; rationalization; pretext; explanation; exculpation; defence; defense; excuse 弁(べん): (1) speech (2) dialect 代弁(だいべん): pay by proxy; act for another; speak for another 弁償(べんしょう): reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity 勘弁(かんべん): pardon; forgiveness; forbearance お弁当(おべんとう): bento (Japanese box lunch) |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 619 |
| Components | 厶: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 廾: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) |
| Number of Strokes | 5 |
| Kanji Radical | 廾 |
| Radical Number | 55 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | にじゅう・にじゅうあし・こまぬき |
| Traditional Form | 辨 瓣 辯 |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | valve |
| Koohii Story 1 | Opening a stuck valve requires 2 hands and a lot of elbow grease. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The cubans build a pipe to flood the USA. Castro just has to turn the valve on it, and USA is flooded. Suddenly, CIA agents tackle him from behind, grabbing both his arms. But Castro manages to open the valve with his elbow, by raising the elbow above his head. Success! USA is no more... |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grade5, kanjifreq501-750
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