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Kanji Grade 5 - 弁

Kanji character Grade 5 弁. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 5 - 弁
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valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Kun: かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
On: ベン、 ヘン
5 strokes
Radical: two hands, twenty 廾
Parts: 厶 廾
 
Onyomi
弁 【ベン】 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
弁解 【ベンカイ】 explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
熱弁 【ネツベン】 impassioned speech, fervent speech
強弁 【キョウベン】 insisting (unreasonably), obstinate insistence
 
Kunyomi
弁える 【わきまえる】 to discern (e.g. right from wrong), to discriminate, to distinguish, to know (manners, one's place, etc.), to understand, to bear in mind