辨
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
Meanings
discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
Stroke Diagram
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
弁
(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)