| 293 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 185 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 434 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3394 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 556 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 235 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1765 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 160 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 160 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 213 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1478 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2340 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 956 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26006 | Morohashi |
| 2681 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 947 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1018 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 219 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
486 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 答申 【トウシン】 report, reply, findings
- 答案 【トウアン】 examination paper, examination script, answer sheet, answer (to an exam question)
- 贈答 【ゾウトウ】 exchange of presents
- 正答 【セイトウ】 correct answer
Kun reading compounds
- 答える 【こたえる】 to answer, to reply
- 答え 【こたえ】 answer, reply, response, answer, solution, result
- 答える 【こたえる】 to answer, to reply
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どう
- Korean:
- dab
Spanish
- solución
- respuesta
- contestar
- responder
Portuguese
- solução
- resposta
French
- solution
- réponse
| 2377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8860.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b54 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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 |