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Kanji: 便

KANJI
便
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
たより
 ON 音 
ベン
ビン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Convenience
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
便利(べんり)
useful, convenient
N5
郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)
post office
N4
不便(ふべん)
inconvenience
N3
便(たよ)り
news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter
N3
便(びん)
way, means
N3
郵便(ゆうびん)
mail, postal service
N2
小便(しょうべん)
(col) urine, piss
N2
便箋(びんせん)
writing paper, stationery
N2
船便(ふなびん)
surface mail (ship)
N2
便所(べんじょ)
toilet, lavatory, rest room, latrine, comfort station
N1
大便(だいべん)
feces, excrement, shit
N1
便宜(べんぎ)
convenience, accommodation, advantage, expedience
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