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💬Communication & Speech
～弁
～ben
speech, dialect
Example sentence
彼女はあまりしゃべらないが、いったん口を開くと弁が立つ。
She doesn't talk much, but once she does speak she is eloquent.
Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FRKanji in ～弁
Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| お弁当 | N5 | おべんとう | おべんとうa boxed lunch (polite) | |
| 弁当 | N3 | べんとう | べんとうbox lunch (neutral) | |
| 勘弁 | N1 | かんべん | かんべんpardon, forgiveness, forbearance | |
| 弁護 | N1 | べんご | べんごdefense, pleading, advocacy | |
| 代弁 | N1 | だいべん | だいべんspeak for another | |
| 弁論 | N1 | べんろん | べんろんdiscussion, debate, argument | |
| 弁解 | N1 | べんかい | べんかいexplanation, justification, excuse | |
| 弁償 | N1 | べんしょう | べんしょうcompensation, reparation, reimbursement |
More Communication & Speech words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 行ってきます | いってきます | いってきます(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later' | |
| 解説 | かいせつ | かいせつexplanation, commentary | |
| 回答 | かいとう | かいとうreply, answer | |
| 申請 | しんせい | しんせいapplication, request, petition | |
| 公表 | こうひょう | こうひょうofficial announcement, proclamation | |
| 通知 | つうち | つうちnotice, notification | |
| 行っていらっしゃい | いっていらっしゃい | いっていらっしゃいhave a nice day, see you | |
| こんばんは | こんばんは | こんばんはgood evening |
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