| 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 N1
351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
- 護衛 【ゴエイ】 guard, convoy, escort
- 警護 【ケイゴ】 bodyguard, escort
- 愛護 【アイゴ】 protection, tender care
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- salvaguardar
- proteger
- defender
Portuguese
- salvaguardar
- proteger
French
- protection
- garde
| 604 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 696 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 670 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 653 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 796 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2877 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1713 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2079 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1481 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 707 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36038P | Morohashi |
| 1648 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 700 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 474 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 825 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-13 | SKIP code |
| 0464.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 側 【ソク】 first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, tiny dash or speck
- 側 【ソバ】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
- 最外側 【サイガイソク】 outermost (side)
- 体側 【タイソク】 side of a body
Kun reading compounds
- 側 【がわ】 side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case
- 側板 【がわいた】 stringer, slanted staircase beam, side plate, side panel, side sheet
- 裏っかわ 【うらっかわ】 the reverse (side), back (side), other side, hidden side, behind the scenes
- 上っ側 【うわっかわ】 upper side, surface
- 側 【がわ】 side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case
- 側板 【がわいた】 stringer, slanted staircase beam, side plate, side panel, side sheet
- 縁側 【えんがわ】 engawa, external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses, bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish), meat at the base of a fin
- 体制側 【たいせいがわ】 the establishment
- 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
- 側泳 【そばえい】 side stroke
- お側 【おそば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, attendant, retainer, vassal
Readings
- Korean:
- cheug
Spanish
- lado
- fila
Portuguese
- lado
- inclinação
- opõe
- pesar
French
- côté
- pencher
- opposer
- regretter
| 667 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 562 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 535 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 240 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 538 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 330 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 609 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 619 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 809 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 119 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 984 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 897 | Morohashi |
| 137 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 975 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1049 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 280 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 571 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2143 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5074 | Unicode hex code |