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、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う
Romaji: ben, hen, wakima.eru, wa.keru, hanabira, araso.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  160
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-7-9
Korean Reading:  byeon
Chinese Reading:  bian4
Unicode:  8fa8
JIS:  517E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4648
New Nelson Index: 6002
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.30
Four Corner Index: 0044.1
Japanese Names Index: 2496
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38657
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.1083
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2029

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
弁財天 (べんざいてん、べざいてん)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
弁え (わきまえ)
sense; discretion; knowledge
明弁 (めいべん)
discernment; clear analysis; clear expression; distinguished speech
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
弁当 (べんとう)
bento; Japanese box lunch
弁官 (べんかん、おおともいのつかさ)
Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices)
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