This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

弁舌

Reading

Kana: べんぜつ
Romaji: benzetsu
Kana
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Definition

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speech

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: ゼツ、 した
Meanings: tongue, reed, clapper

Example Sentences

弁舌(べんぜつ)(ぎん)沈黙(ちんもく)(きん)
➥Speech is silver, silence is golden.
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(はなし)(すす)むにつれ(かれ)弁舌(べんぜつ)はますますさえた。
➥His speech had more and more power as it went along.
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