EntryCommonWaniKani 59
  1. Noun

    strong person; person putting on a brave front

    after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk

  2. bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)

  3. checks; plaid; checked pattern

    Abbreviationsee 弁慶縞

Also written 辨慶【べんけい】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

Kun
かんむりわきま.えるわ.けるはなびらあらそ.う
On
ベンヘン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
619 of 2500
Radical
two hands
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-3SKIP code
0a5.30The Kanji Dictionary
2344.0Four corner code
2755deroo
5f01Unicode hex code
1-42-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
846Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1663New Nelson (John Haig)
2004New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2497Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1264Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1730Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
742Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
803Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
793A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
275Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
513Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9588Morohashi
786A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
711Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
724Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
715sakade
1265Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
807henshall3
654Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1116Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
262Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
750Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bian4Pinyin reading
byeon, banKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy

Kun
よろこ.び
On
ケイ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1300 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Used in names as

きよんみちやすよし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-12SKIP code
3q12.8The Kanji Dictionary
0024.7Four corner code
567deroo
6176Unicode hex code
1-23-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1539Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1967New Nelson (John Haig)
3173New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3936Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2029Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2739Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2001Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2157Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
962A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2425Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1033Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11145Morohashi
1204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1632Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1742Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1318Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1762Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1732Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
799Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2020Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qing4Pinyin reading
gyeong, gangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level