1. Noun

   speech; tongue; talk; eloquence

2. Noun, used as a suffix

   dialect; brogue; accent

3. Noun

   bento; Japanese box lunch

   Abbreviationsee 弁当

4. petal

5. valve

6. Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

   Historical termsee 太政官see 弁官

Also written 辯【べん】ben、瓣【べん】ben、辨【べん】ben