弁

べん

Also written 辨, 瓣, 辯

Meanings

1. Noun speech; tongue; talk; eloquence
2. Noun suffix dialect; brogue; accent
3. Noun bento (i.e.: Japanese box lunch) See also: 弁当 (べんとう).
4. petal
5. valve
6. Oversight Department (i.e.: division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices) See also: 太政官 (だじょうかん). See also: 弁官 (べんかん).

Kanji

• 弁 speech. Read as ベン.

Example sentences

• 彼女はあまりしゃべらないが、いったん口を開くと弁が立つ。
  She doesn't talk much, but once she does speak she is eloquent.
• 今日ものり弁。
  Oh well, looks like even more nori bento today.

Common phrases

• 弁を述べる
• 弁が開く
• 弁が閉じる
• 弁を開ける
• 弁を閉じる
• 弁が立つ (べんがたつ) to be eloquent

Words containing 弁

• 弁護士 (べんごし) lawyer
• 弁当 (べんとう) bento
• 勘弁 (かんべん) pardon

And 274 more.

Word lists

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