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N4 kanji · 9 strokes

便 means convenient, mail

亻 person · 更 make better

便Memory trick

A person who makes things better (更): convenient. Also: mail.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
convenience, facility, letter, chance
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
9
School grade
Grade 4 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) たより tayori

たより (tayori) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) ベン ben

ベン (ben) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Other readings from Chinese: ビン bin

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

便利 べんり · benri

convenient, handy

Built from

Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.

亻 Used in 109 kanji

See all 15 at N5 and N4

日 Used in 210 kanji

See all 25 at N5 and N4

田 Used in 120 kanji

See all 9 at N5 and N4

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.