explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

弁／辯 only; Common noun

speech; tongue; talk; eloquence

弁／辯 only; Noun, used as a suffix

dialect; brogue; accent

弁／辨 only; Abbreviation; Common noun

bento; Japanese box lunch

弁／瓣 only; Common noun

petal

弁／瓣 only; Common noun

valve

弁／辨 only; Historical term; Common noun

Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

eloquence; fluency (of speech)

代弁／代辯 only

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)

代弁／代辨 only

payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; paying on behalf (of)

代弁／代辨 only

acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

sophistry; sophism

impassioned speech; fervent speech

protest; refutation; pleading

Kansai dialect