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

Readings

Kana: ベン、ヘン、かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う
Romaji: ben, hen, kanmuri, wakima.eru, wa.keru, hanabira, araso.u
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Name Reading

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Romaji: be
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Meanings

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  28
Frequency:  619
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  2-2-3
Korean Reading:  ban
Chinese Reading:  bian4
Unicode:  5f01
JIS:  4A5B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2004
Nelson Index: 846
New Nelson Index: 1663
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.30
Four Corner Index: 2344.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 786
Gakken Index: 793
Japanese Names Index: 275
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9588
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0664
Remembering the kanji Index: 742
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1265
Kodansha Compact Index: 262
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 807
Kanji in Context Index: 1116
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1264
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1730
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 750
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 803
Essential Kanji Index: 513
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2497
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2755
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 715
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 654

Words

(べん)
speech; tongue; talk; eloquence; dialect; brogue; accent; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal; valve; Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryo system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
弁当 (べんとう)
bento; Japanese box lunch
合弁 (ごうべん)
joint management; pool
駅弁 (えきべん)
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); variety of sexual position
弁慶 (べんけい)
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
弁護士 (べんごし)
lawyer; attorney
弁護 (べんご)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
弁天 (べんてん)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
花弁 (はなびら、かべん)
(flower) petal
弁論 (べんろん)
discussion; debate; argument
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