Kanji

便

便

convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ベン, ビン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たより

Nanori (Name Reading)

やす

Common Readings

ビン, ベン, たよ…り

Example sentences

便利 べんり
スマートフォン 生活 非常に 便利 した

Smartphones have made life extremely convenient.

機能 きのう
この スマートフォン 便利 機能 たくさん あります

This smartphone has many convenient functions.

不便 ふべん
この 辺り バス 本数 少なくて 移動 不便

The number of buses around here is small, making moving around inconvenient.

本数 ほんすう
この 路線 バス 本数 少ない ので 不便

This route is inconvenient because there are few buses.

穏便 おんびん
トラブル 避ける ため 問題 穏便 解決 する こと した

To avoid trouble, I decided to settle the problem amicably.

便 びん
午後 便 荷物 送る

Send the package by the afternoon flight/mail.

便箋 びんせん
彼女 便箋 手紙 書いた

She wrote a letter on notepaper.

便所 べんじょ
すみません 便所 どこ です

Excuse me, where is the restroom?

小便 しょうべん
子供 トイレ 小便 した

The child urinated in the toilet.

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