Moji Ninja

弁 — speech; valve

弁 means “speech; valve”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ベン (ben), ヘン (hen). Kun'yomi: わきま(える) (wakimaeru), はなびら (hanabira). You'll see it in words such as 弁 (ben, “speech; tongue”).

弁
Stroke order of 弁
Meaning
speech; valve
On'yomi
ベン (ben), ヘン (hen)
Kun'yomi
わきま(える) (wakimaeru), はなびら (hanabira)
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N1 · set Words & language 1

How to remember 弁

Parts: ム elbow; private · 廾 two hands

Words with 弁

WordReadingMeaning
弁べん ben onspeech; tongue

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