EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

    まことにすみませんが、私のために弁護していただけませんか。
    Would you be kind enough to put in a word for me?

Also written 辯護【べんご】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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

safeguard, protect

Kun
まも.る
On
Strokes
20
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
351 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

もり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-13SKIP code
7a13.3The Kanji Dictionary
0464.7Four corner code
3067deroo
8b77Unicode hex code
1-24-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4447Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5715New Nelson (John Haig)
1648New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2079Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1088Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1481Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
700Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
756Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
653A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2877Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
796Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36038PMorohashi
670A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1312Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1391Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
604sakade
1772Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
696henshall3
825Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
474crowley
1115Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1713Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
707Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hu4Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level