How do you read 駄弁?

駄弁 is read だべん (daben), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 駄弁?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 駄弁 in romaji?

駄弁 is written daben in romaji.

What kanji are in 駄弁?

駄 (Burdensome, Pack Horse); 弁 (Valve, Petal).

駄弁だべん

だべん · daben

noun

Foolish tale, nonsense

Other ways to say “foolish tale” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

駄Burdensome, Pack Horse, Horse Load 音だ・た JLPT N1 · 14 strokes 弁Valve, Petal, Braid 音べん・へん訓かんむり・わきま.える JLPT N1 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

下駄げた(Japanese footwear), wooden clogs 駄作ださくpoor work 無駄むだfutility, uselessness 無駄遣いむだづかいwaste money on, squander money on 弁当べんとうbox lunch 勘弁かんべんpardon, forgiveness, forbearance ～弁～べんspeech, dialect 代弁だいべんspeak for another

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What does 駄弁 mean?

Foolish tale, nonsense.

How do you pronounce 駄弁?

だべん (daben). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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