べん
弁
めい
明
く
口
ちょう
調

noun

  1. apologetic (defensive) tone of voice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
べん
弁
めい
明
く
口
ちょう
調
 弁明口調 べんめいくちょう

Contained Kanji 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)
bright, light
メイ　あ.かり　あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tune, tone, meter
チョウ　しら.べる　ととの.う (3rd, N3)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ　まわ.り　あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)