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KanjiN1Grade 5 · 小55 strokesRadical 廾

弁 · valve, petal

弁 is a kanji meaning valve, petal, braid, speech. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ベンben
  • ヘンhen

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かんむりkanmuri
  • わきまえるwakimaeru
  • わけるwakeru
  • はなびらhanabira
  • あらそうarasou

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 弁 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 弁
WordReadingMeaningLevel
お弁当おべんとうa boxed lunchN5
弁当べんとうbox lunchN3
勘弁かんべんpardon, forgiveness, forbearanceN1
代弁だいべんspeak for anotherN1
弁解べんかいexplanation, justification, excuseN1
弁護べんごdefense, pleading, advocacyN1
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More words that use 弁
WordReadingMeaningLevel
弁償べんしょうcompensation, reparation, reimbursementN1
弁論べんろんdiscussion, debate, argumentN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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