ほう
方
べん
便

noun

  1. means, expedient, instrument.
  2. Buddhist term.upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう
方
べん
便
 方便 ほうべん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
convenience, facility, excrement
ビン　ベン　たよ.り (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
grow late, night watch, sit up late
さら　コウ　ふ.ける (7th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)