便 is read びん (bin), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How is 便 used in a sentence?

郵便局はどこですか。 — Where is the post office?

便びん

Q: What JLPT level is 便?

便 is a JLPT N3 word (intermediate).

びん · bin

JLPT N3 › noun

Flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service

mail, post, letter
opportunity, chance
convenience, service, facility, accommodation
excreta (esp. faeces), excrement, stool

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Atamadaka

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Example sentences

郵便局はどこですか。

ゆうびんきょくはどこですか。

Where is the post office?

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郵便局と銀行は隣です。

ゆうびんきょくとぎんこうはとなりです。

The post office and the bank are next to each other.

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このアプリは便利です。

このあぷりはべんりです。

This app is convenient.

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新居の近くに、スーパーがあって便利だ。

しんきょのちかくに、すーぱーがあってべんりだ。

There's a supermarket near the new home, which is convenient.

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便Convenience, Facility, Excrement 音べん・びん訓たよ.り JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

便びんway, means; flight 不便ふべんinconvenience 便所べんじょtoilet, lavatory 便箋びんせんwriting paper, stationery 大便だいべんfeces 便りたよりnews, correspondence, letter

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What does 便 mean?

Flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service. It can also mean: mail, post, letter; opportunity, chance; convenience, service, facility, accommodation.

How do you pronounce 便?

びん (bin). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 便?

JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.

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