5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

Kun'yomi
  • かんむり
  • to discern (e.g. right from wrong) ②to know (manners, one's place, etc.)
  • ける
  • はなびら
  • あらそ
On'yomi
  • speech ②dialect ③bento ④valve ⑤Oversight Department
  • ヘン
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ベンヘン 99.1%
わきまえる 0.9%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

valve, petal, braid
ベン わきま.える べ (5th, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

speech ②dialect ③bento ④valve ⑤Oversight Department
explanation (e.g. for one's actions)
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References

Unicode hex code 5F01
JIS X 0208 1-42-59
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 846
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1663
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2004
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2497
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1264
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1730
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 742
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 803
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 793
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 275
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 513
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9588
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 786
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 711
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 724
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 715
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1265
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 807
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 654
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1116
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 262
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 750
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.30
Four corner code 2344.0
De Roo Code 2755