► 名詞
弁 [(1)べん] meaning: valve rank: 4
☆ 心臓弁 ⇨ Heart valves
► 接尾辞
弁 [べん] meaning: dialect rank: 2
☆ 東北弁は東北の人以外には分かり辛い ⇨ Tohoku dialect is hard to understand for non-Tohoku people
More examples:
- 駅弁は日本の旅行の最大の楽しみの一つだ ⇨ “Train station boxed meals” are one of the biggest fun things when travelling in Japan
- バカな言い訳は勘弁してくれ ⇨ Please spare me with your stupid excuses
- 債務の弁済義務 ⇨ An obligation to fulfill a contract
- 彼はわざとではなかったと弁解した ⇨ He explained, made an excuse, that he had not done it on purpose
- 会社の顧問弁護士 ⇨ A legal counselor of a company
- 彼は法律を生齧りしただけで本当の弁護士ではない ⇨ He just learned the surface of law and is not a real lawyer
- 合弁会社 ⇨ A joint venture, jointly-owned company
- 彼は首相の決定を弁護した ⇨ He defended the decision of the prime minister
- くどくど弁解するな ⇨ Stop making endless excuses
- 彼は弁護士だ ⇨ He is an attorney
- 脛は弁慶の泣き所と言われる (なきどころ) ⇨ The shin is called the weakness of Benkei. Getting hit in the shin will make even Benkei cry
- 彼は口・弁が立つ ⇨ He is good with his mouth, good at talking, arguing
- この御弁当誰も手を付けてないから良かったら食べなよ ⇨ Nobody touched these lunchboxes, so have them if you’d like
- 弁済期限 ⇨ A deadline to pay back money
- その辺でもう勘弁してあげたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you forgive him for that much (of punishment)