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弁“valve” Kanjiwakimaeru / ben

How to write 弁

Meaning and readings

Meaning

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

Onyomi (音読み)

  • べん ben
  • へん hen

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

  • わきま(える) wakima(eru)

Japanese reading

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