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
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| お弁当おべんとう | おべんとう | a boxed lunch | N5 |
| 弁当べんとう | べんとう | box lunch | N3 |
| 勘弁かんべん | かんべん | pardon, forgiveness, forbearance | N1 |
| 代弁だいべん | だいべん | speak for another | N1 |
| 弁解べんかい | べんかい | explanation, justification, excuse | N1 |
| 弁護べんご | べんご | defense, pleading, advocacy | N1 |
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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