弁
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valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
Grade 5 ・ JLPT N1
Readings
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かんむり
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わきま.える
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わ.ける
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はなびら
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あらそ.う
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ベン
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ヘン
KUN'YOMI ON'YOMI
- 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
- 弁 【ベン】 speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō 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