Kanji: 弁

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	廾 Radical name: にじゅうあし
Meaning:	Valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	お弁当(べんとう)	boxed lunch
N3	弁当(べんとう)	box lunch
N1	勘弁(かんべん)	pardon, forgiveness, forbearance
N1	代弁(だいべん)	pay by proxy, act for another, speak for another
N1	弁解(べんかい)	explanation, justification, defence, excuse
N1	弁護(べんご)	defense, pleading, advocacy
N1	弁償(べんしょう)	next word, compensation, reparation, indemnity, reimbursement
N1	弁論(べんろん)	discussion, debate, argument