Jiten

弁 Kanji meaning "valve, petal, braid"

Jiten frequency #618JLPT N1Grade 5Kanken Level 6WaniKani Level 16RTKKLC Volume 6TMW Debut Idol5 strokes

Meanings

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

On'yomi

ベンヘン

Kun'yomi

かんむりわきま.えるわ.けるはなびらあらそ.う

Composed of

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Kanji containing 弁(2)

Reading usage

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Most common words using this kanji

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