弁 （ベン） speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
安全弁 （アンゼンベン） safety valve
重弁 （ジュウベン） double-flowered
Kanji
Stroke count: 20
Meaning: petal, valve
Kunyomi: わきま.える わ.ける はなびら あらそ.う
Onyomi: ベン ヘン
Composition: 辛 瓜
瓣
Radical
Radical: 瓜
Meaning: melon
瓜
Examples
Onyomi Examples
弁 （ベン） speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices