弁 : Valve

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Components:

厶廾

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

On 'yomi:

ベン(ben) ヘン(hen)

Kun 'yomi:

かんむり(kanmuri) わきま.える(wakima.eru) わ.ける(wa.keru) はなびら(hanabira) あらそ.う(araso.u)

Nanori:

べ(be)

Strokes:	5
Radical:	廾 (55)
Usage Rating:	619

JLPT:	N1
old JLPT:	1
Grade:	5

Unicode:	05f01
jis208:	42-59

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弁 Usage examples

陳弁(ちんべん)	defense (of oneself), defence (of oneself), explanation
腰弁(こしべん)	low-paid office worker
腰弁当(こしべんとう)	low-paid office worker
僧帽弁(そうぼうべん)	mitral valve (of heart), bicuspid valve
通弁(つうべん)	interpreter (in the Edo period)
緩衝弁(かんしょうべん)	cushion valve
宏弁(こうべん)	fluency, eloquence
排気弁(はいきべん)	exhaust valve
弁の虫(べんのむし)	valve core
弁別素性(べんべつそせい)	distinctive feature
顧問弁護士(こもんべんごし)	legal adviser, legal advisor, corporation lawyer, family lawyer
自己弁護(じこべんご)	self-justification, excuse
弁当代(べんとうだい)	lunch money
合弁事業(ごうべんじぎょう)	joint venture
国連難民高等弁務官事務所(こくれんなんみんこうとうべんむかんじむしょ)	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
最終弁論(さいしゅうべんろん)	closing argument, closing statement
社内弁護士(しゃないべんごし)	in-house lawyer
反対弁論(はんたいべんろん)	opposing speech, rebuttal (in debate)
弁護士費用(べんごしひよう)	legal fee
有罪答弁(ゆうざいとうべん)	guilty plea
答弁書(とうべんしょ)	written response, reply
阿諛弁佞(あゆべんねい)	flattery, adulation, sycophancy
弁明口調(べんめいくちょう)	apologetic (defensive) tone of voice
旗弁(きべん)	standard (type of flower), banner, vexillum
竜骨弁(りゅうこつべん)	keel petal (type of flower)
弁明書(べんめいしょ)	letter of explanation, written explanation
弁が立つ(べんがたつ)	to be eloquent, to have a way with words
電磁弁(でんじべん)	electromagnetic valve, solenoid valve
詭弁を弄する(きべんをろうする)	to use sophistry
日の丸弁当(ひのまるべんとう)	hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
人工弁(じんこうべん)	artificial valve
松花堂弁当(しょうかどうべんとう)	square or rectangular bento box containing cross-shaped separators
国会答弁(こっかいとうべん)	answers in the Diet