convenience, facility, mail, service
On'yomi (音読み)
- ベン
- ビン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たよ.り
- べん
About this kanji
The kanji "便" primarily means convenience or facility and is used both as a noun and in compounds. Commonly, you'll see it in words like "便利" (benri), which means convenient, and "郵便" (yuubin), referring to mail or postal service. Another important compound is "便所" (benjo), meaning toilet. The reading "便り" (tayori) translates to news or information. When using this kanji, it's essential to remember that it relates closely to aspects of convenience or communication, making it highly relevant in everyday conversations about services and facilities.
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Example sentences
このバスは便利です。
This bus is convenient.
Meanings across languages
- English
- convenience, facility, mail, service
- Tiếng Việt
- tiện lợi, dịch vụ, bưu phẩm
- 日本語
- 便利, 便利さ, 郵便
- 한국어
- 편리함, 시설
- 中文
- 便利, 设施
- id
- kenyamanan, fasilitas
- th
- ความสะดวก, บริการ
- es
- comodidad, instalación
- fr
- commodité, service
- de
- Bequemlichkeit, Einrichtung
- pt
- conveniência, facilidade
Common compounds
- 便利べんりconvenient
- 郵便ゆうびんmail, post
- 便所べんじょtoilet, restroom
- 便りたよりnews, contact, letter
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