Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
two hands, twenty
Parts:
Variants:
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

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  • 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, far-fetched argument, arguing against all reason

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:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bian4
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
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)
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

6 strokes
Radical:
pig snout 彐 (彑)
Parts:
Variants:
hit, right, appropriate, himself
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
91 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 当 【トウ】 this, our, the ... in question, the said ..., right, justice, fairness, checking account
  • 当確 【トウカク】 projected to win, sure to be elected, home free
  • 順当 【ジュントウ】 proper, right, reasonable
  • 過当 【カトウ】 excessive, exorbitant

Kun reading compounds

  • 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
  • 当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦 【あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ】 a prediction may or may not come true, only god knows what will happen
  • 当たり 【あたり】 hit, success, guess, prediction, affability, friendliness, sensation, touch, bruise (on fruit), situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move, bite (of a fish on a hook), strike, per, each
  • 当たり前 【あたりまえ】 natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
  • 坪当たり 【つぼあたり】 per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
  • 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
  • 当て 【あて】 aim, object, purpose, end, expectations, prospects, hopes, something that can be relied upon, snack served with alcoholic drink, pad, guard, blow, strike, addressed to, per
  • 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
  • 引き当て 【ひきあて】 mortgage, security
  • 額当て 【ひたいあて】 (military) headband with reinforced metal plate, red headband
  • 当に 【まさに】 really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally

Readings

Japanese names:
たい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dang1, dang4
Korean:
dang

Spanish

  • acertar
  • realizarse
  • tocar
  • ganar
  • adivinar

Portuguese

  • golpear
  • direita
  • apropriada
  • ele próprio

French

  • frapper
  • juste
  • approprié
  • lui-même
290 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
200 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
183 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1359 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
96 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
517 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
282 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
77 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
513 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2701 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1378 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1865 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1161 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9913 Morohashi
2177 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1706 New Nelson (John Haig)
1153 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1236 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
68 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
132 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1075 2001 Kanji
3n3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
9017.7 Four corner code
1-37-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f53 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Kun:
はこ
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1357 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 百葉箱 【ヒャクヨウバコ】 Stevenson screen (louvre-sided box housing for meteorological gauges), instrument shelter
  • 書箱 【ショソウ】 bookcase

Kun reading compounds

  • 箱 【はこ】 box, case, chest, package, pack, crate, car (of a train, etc.), shamisen case, shamisen, public building, community building, man who carries a geisha's shamisen, receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces), counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
  • 箱入り 【はこいり】 cased, boxed, precious, cherished, girl who has been sheltered from the world, one's special talent
  • リサイクル用の箱 【リサイクルようのはこ】 recycling bin, recycling box
  • 契約の箱 【けいやくのはこ】 Ark of the Covenant

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiang1
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • caja
  • cofre

Portuguese

  • caixa
  • tórax
  • caixa de papelão
  • depósito
  • carro de estrada de ferro

French

  • boîte
  • coffre
  • caisse
  • wagon
390 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
1703 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
944 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3425 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
935 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
799 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2383 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1091 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1142 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1060 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1486 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3362 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1741 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2366 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26209 Morohashi
2711 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4331 New Nelson (John Haig)
942 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1013 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
435 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2379 2001 Kanji
6f9.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
8896.3 Four corner code
1-40-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7bb1 Unicode hex code