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

弁慶 （ベンケイ） strong person, person putting on a brave front, bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.), checks, plaid, checked pattern

明弁 （メイベン） discernment, clear analysis, clear expression, distinguished speech

用弁 （ヨウベン） finishing one's business, settling an affair

弁える （わきまえる） to discern (e.g. right from wrong), to discriminate, to distinguish, to know (manners, one's place, etc.), to understand, to bear in mind