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Zach

便

Readings

Kana: ベン、ビン、たよ.り
Romaji: ben, bin, tayo.ri
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  729
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-2-7
Korean Reading:  byeon
Chinese Reading:  pian2
Unicode:  4fbf
JIS:  4A58

Indexes

Halpern Index: 95
Nelson Index: 450
New Nelson Index: 219
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a7.5
Four Corner Index: 2124.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 582
Gakken Index: 578
Daikanwanjiten Index: 659
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0772
Remembering the kanji Index: 991
Busy People Index: 3.8
Kanji Flashcards Index: 118
Kodansha Compact Index: 101
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 610
Kanji in Context Index: 227
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 71
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 75
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1000
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1066
Essential Kanji Index: 265
Kodansha Kanji Index: 105
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2166
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 510
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 533

Words

便 (べん)
convenience; service; facility; accommodation; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
便 (びん)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); service; mail; post; letter; opportunity; chance
便利 (べんり)
convenient; handy; useful
利便 (りべん)
convenience
軽便鉄道 (けいべんてつどう、けいびんてつどう)
narrow-gauge railroad; light railway
(よすが、よすか)
something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
郵便 (ゆうびん)
mail service; postal service; mail; post; mail; postal matter; postal items
便所 (べんじょ)
toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station
便宜上 (べんぎじょう)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
便宜 (べんぎ)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience
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