Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (べん) in Japanese

弁, 辯
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
べん
Romaji
ben
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    speech
  • Parts of speech
    noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    dialect


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

5 strokes

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

On'Yomi: ベン, ヘン

Kun'Yomi: わきま.える, わ.ける, はなびら, あらそ.う

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21 strokes

speech, dialect

On'Yomi: ベン, ヘン

Kun'Yomi: わきま.える, わ.ける, はなびら, あらそ.う

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