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辯

Speech

On’yomiべん・へん
Kun’yomiわきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う
MeaningsSpeech, Dialect
21 strokes Radical 辛 bitter
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部首 · Radical

The radical of 辯

辛 Radical 160 of 214
Bitter

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 辯 is filed under 辛 (bitter) — radical number 160 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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Speech べん・へん わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 辯

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

答辯 とうべん response; reply; answer
辯護 べんご defense; defence; pleading
辯論 べんろん discussion; debate; argument
辯明 べんめい explanation; excuse; clarification
雄辯 ゆうべん eloquence; fluency (of speech)
辯解 べんかい explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification
熱辯 ねつべん impassioned speech; fervent speech
代辯 だいべん speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for)
辯天 べんてん Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
辯士 べんし lecturer; rhetorician; orator

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About the kanji 辯

What does the kanji 辯 mean?

辯 means Speech, Dialect.

How do you read the kanji 辯?

辯 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) べん、へん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う.

How many strokes does 辯 have?

辯 is written with 21 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 辯?

The radical of 辯 is 辛 (bitter), radical number 160 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What words use the kanji 辯?

Common words written with 辯 include 答辯 (とうべん, response; reply; answer); 辯護 (べんご, defense; defence; pleading); 辯論 (べんろん, discussion; debate; argument).

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