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Stroke Count
5 Strokes
Radical
廾 + 2 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
Readings
Kun'yomi: かんむり、わける、わきまえる、わ.ける、あらそ.う、わきま.える、はなびら。
On'yomi: ベン。(Go-on Reading)
ヘン、ハン。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 弁

Dictionary Entry for 弁

ben
noun
  1. speech; tongue; talk; eloquence
noun, used as a suffix
  1. dialect; brogue; accent
noun
  1. bento; Japanese box lunch
  2. petal
noun, no adjective
  1. valve
noun
  1. Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryo system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

Stroke Order Diagrams for 弁

Construction of Character for 弁

Radicals and parts present in 弁
» Radical twenty, 20, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
» Part I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
Origin and construction of 弁

Kanji related to 弁

  • 寿

    稿

Meanings in Other Languages for 弁

French
  1. éloquence, valve, pétale, tresse, dialecte, discernement, résoudre, distinguer
Portuguese
  1. válvula, petala, trança, discurso, dialeto, discriminação, livrar-se de, distinguir
Spanish
  1. discurso, dialecto, distinguir, identificar, reembolsar, pétalo

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