| 715 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 807 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 786 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 793 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 846 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 513 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 275 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 711 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 724 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2497 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 750 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9588 | Morohashi |
| 2004 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1663 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 803 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 654 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
619 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弁 【ベン】 speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
- 弁解 【ベンカイ】 explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
- 熱弁 【ネツベン】 impassioned speech, fervent speech
- 強弁 【キョウベン】 insisting (unreasonably), obstinate insistence
Kun reading compounds
- 弁える 【わきまえる】 to discern (e.g. right from wrong), to discriminate, to distinguish, to know (manners, one's place, etc.), to understand, to bear in mind
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べ
- Korean:
- byeon, ban
Spanish
- discurso
- dialecto
- distinguir
- identificar
- reembolsar
- pétalo
Portuguese
- válvula
- petala
- trança
- discurso
- dialeto
- discriminação
- livrar-se de
- distinguir
French
- éloquence
- valve
- pétale
- tresse
- dialecte
- discernement
- résoudre
- distinguer
| 2755 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2344.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f01 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
494 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 財 【ザイ】 fortune, riches, goods, incorporated foundation
- 財界 【ザイカイ】 financial world, business circles
- 無形文化財 【ムケイブンカザイ】 intangible cultural asset
- 文化財 【ブンカザイ】 cultural assets, cultural property
- 財布 【サイフ】 wallet, purse, coin purse, billfold, pocketbook
- 財布の紐を締める 【サイフノヒモヲシメル】 to tighten the purse strings, to tighten one's belt
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- propiedad
- dinero
- riqueza
- fortuna
- activos
Portuguese
- propriedade
- dinheiro
- riqueza
- bens
French
- propriété
- argent
- fortune
- actifs
| 793 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 712 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 685 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 569 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4490 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 285 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 919 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 553 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 562 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 741 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1741 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1326 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 689 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36664 | Morohashi |
| 1457 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5773 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 682 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 737 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 491 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 713 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 6480.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ca1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
- 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
- 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
- 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat
Kun reading compounds
- 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
- 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
- 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
- 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- barco
- buque
- bote
Portuguese
- barco
French
- bateau
- navire
| 266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 175 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 313 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 314 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 860 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1391 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 376 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 377 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 647 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1595 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1700 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 906 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1892 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30407 | Morohashi |
| 1341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2846.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8239 | Unicode hex code |