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    3. 弁

    弁

    弁べん

    speech

    KMT6News #10+1Core ConceptsFood & DiningHistoryKanji Vocab5 strokes

    辯瓣辨

    べん

    Noun

    1.
    speech, tongue, talk, eloquence

    Noun, Suffix

    2.
    dialect, brogue, accent

    Noun

    3.
    bento, Japanese box lunch
    abbreviation
    4.
    petal
    5.
    valve
    6.
    Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは弁べんが立たつ人ひとです。

    He is an eloquent speaker.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    関かん西さい弁べんを話はなすことができますか。

    Can you speak Kansai dialect?

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    駅えきで駅えき弁べんを買かって電でん車しゃに乗のりました。

    I bought an ekiben (station bento) at the station and got on the train.

    KMT6Food & DiningTravel & Transportation
    彼かれの弁べん舌ぜつは聴ちょう衆しゅうを魅み了りょうしました。

    His eloquence captivated the audience.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    花はなびらが一いち枚まい、また一いち枚まいと弁べんを落おとす。

    Petals, one by one, fall.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
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