EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

    その失策には弁解の余地がない。
    This fault admits of no excuse.

Also written 辯解【べんかい】

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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

unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute

Kun
と.くと.かすと.けるほど.くほぐ.すわか.るさと.る
On
カイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
176 of 2500
Radical
horn
WaniKani
Level 21

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Used in names as

さとるとけ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-6SKIP code
4g9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2725.2Four corner code
2555deroo
89e3Unicode hex code
1-18-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4306Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5548New Nelson (John Haig)
1517New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1913Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1017Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1375Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1814Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1955Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
192A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1923Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
577Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35067Morohashi
632A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
474Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
482Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
567sakade
892Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
662henshall3
769Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
142crowley
293Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1651Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1831Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jie3, jie4, xie4Pinyin reading
hae, gaeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level