10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

bear (children)

On'yomi
  • ベン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ベン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bear (children)
ベン (Kentei Pre-1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
excuse, dismissal
メン まぬか.れる まぬが.れる (8th, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

time of delivery (of a child)
time of delivery (of a child)
painless childbirth ②obstetric analgesia for labor (e.g. epidural)
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References

Unicode hex code 5A29
JIS X 0208 1-42-58
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1219
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1233
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 486
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 365
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6337
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e7.8
Four corner code 4741.6