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Reading

Kana: べん
Romaji: ben
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

speech; tongue; talk; eloquence

Note: Only 弁、 辯
2

dialect; brogue; accent

Note: Only 弁、 辯
3

bento; Japanese box lunch

Note: abbreviation
See also: 弁当 (reading べんとう)
Note: Only 弁、 辨
4

petal

See also: 花弁 (reading はなびら)
Note: Only 弁、 瓣
5

valve

Note: Only 弁、 瓣
6

Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryo system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

See also: 太政官 弁官
Note: Only 弁、 辨

Kanji

Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: speech, dialect
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: petal, valve
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

Example Sentences

(かれ)内弁慶(うちべんけい)だ。
➥He is a lion at home and a mouse outside.
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弁償(べんしょう)させてくれよ。
➥I'd like to replace it.
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(えき)弁当(べんとう)をかった。
➥I bought a box lunch at the station.
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勘弁(かんべん)してくれ。
➥Give me a break.
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弁解(べんかい)しても無駄(むだ)だ。
➥It is no use excusing yourself.
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雄弁(ゆうべん)(ぎん)沈黙(ちんもく)(きん)
➥Speech is silver, silence is golden.
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