弁

べん

speech; tongue; talk; eloquence

JLPT N2 Common word Also written 辯、瓣、辨

Meanings

  1. Noun

    speech; tongue; talk; eloquence
  2. Noun, suffix

    dialect; brogue; accent
  3. Noun

    bento; Japanese box lunchAbbreviation
  4. petal
  5. valve
All 6 meanings
  1. Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental officeshistorical term