Moto 便: Convenience; Facility; ExcrementKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ベン、ビン
- Kun'yomi
- たよ(り)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 266 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ベン・ビン)
- 郵便ゆうびんmail service; postal service
- 便利べんりconvenient; handy
- 郵便局ゆうびんきょくpost office
- 便びんflight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip)
- 便宜べんぎconvenience; accommodation
- 便利さべんりさconvenience; handiness
- 利便りべんconvenience
- 不便ふべんinconvenience; inexpediency
- 航空便こうくうびんairmail; air mail
- 便乗びんじょうtaking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon
- 定期便ていきびんregular service
- 便器べんきtoilet bowl; urinal
- 便所べんじょtoilet; lavatory
- 便箋びんせんwriting paper; stationery
- 増便ぞうびんincrease in the number of flights
- 大便だいべんfeces; excrement
- 宅配便たくはいびんexpress home delivery service
- 小便しょうべんurine; piss
- 排便はいべんdefecation
- 方便ほうべんexpedient; means
- 検便けんべんstool (feces) examination
- 穏便おんびんgentle; peaceable
- 簡便かんべんsimple; easy
- 船便ふなびんsurface mail (ship); sea mail
- 速達便そくたつびんspecial delivery mail; express delivery post
- 郵便受けゆうびんうけmailbox; letter box
- うそも方便うそもほうべんthe end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
- かえるの面に小便かえるのつらにしょうべんlike water off a duck's back; urine on a frog's face
- くみ取り便所くみとりべんじょouthouse (from which night-soil may be collected); privy
- ご方便ごほうべんupaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
- ふん便ふんべんfeces
- イ音便イおんびんeuphonic change wherein some mora ('ki', 'gi', 'shi' and 'ri') are pronounced 'i'
- ウ音便ウおんびんeuphonic change wherein some mora ('ku', 'gu', 'hi', 'bi' and 'mi') are pronounced 'u'
- クール便クールびんparcel kept refrigerated during delivery; cool delivery
- サル便サルびんSurface Air Lifted (postal service); SAL
- サービス便覧サービスびんらんuser handbook; service handbook
- チャーター便チャーターびんcharter flight
- 下り便くだりびんdown train; outbound train
- 下痢便げりべんloose stool; watery stool
- 両便りょうべんurination and bowel movement
- 乗り継ぎ便のりつぎびんconnecting flight
- 交通の便こうつうのべんconvenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
- 仮設便所かせつべんじょportable toilet
- 佐川急便事件さがわきゅうびんじけんSagawa Express Scandal (1992)
- 便じるべんじるto satisfy; to answer the purpose
- 便ずるべんずるto satisfy; to answer the purpose
- 便せんびんせんwriting paper; stationery
- 便の有り次第びんのありしだいon the first opportunity
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 便りたよりnews; tidings
- 便りがないのはよい便りたよりがないのはよいたよりno news is good news
- 便りがないのは良い便りたよりがないのはよいたよりno news is good news
- 便りが無いのは良い便りたよりがないのはよいたよりno news is good news
Other readings
- 便法べんぽうhandy method; shortcut
- 便秘べんぴconstipation
- 郵便切手ゆうびんきってpostage stamp
- 郵便為替ゆうびんかわせpostal money order
- カエルの面に小便かえるのつらにしょうべんlike water off a duck's back; urine on a frog's face
- 乗継便のりつぎびんconnecting flight
- 便々べんべんprotuberant; paunchy
- 便々だらりべんべんだらりidly; sluggishly
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