便
便 — Convenience
convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
On’yomiベン (ben)
On’yomiビン (bin)
Kun’yomiたより (tayori)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 便
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郵便 | ゆうびん yuubin | mail service; postal service; mail |
| 便利 | べんり benri | convenient; handy; useful |
| 郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく yuubinkyoku | post office |
| 便 | びん bin | flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); sailing (e.g. ferry voyage) |
| 便宜 | べんぎ bengi | convenience; accommodation; advantage |
| 便り | たより tayori | news; tidings; information |
Study notes
便 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #729 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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