便
たよ.り
tayori
JLPT N39 strokesKanjiLevel 31 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

便 is the kanji for "Feces / Letter / Chance". A common reading is たよ.り (tayori). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Feces / Letter / Chance

Also : Feces · Letter · Chance · Facility · Excrement · Convenience

Readings

kunたよ.り/ tayorionべん/ benonびん/ bin

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 便 represents 'CONVENIENCE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of convenience.

Reading ·

On-reading: べん — remember this sound by associating it with convenience. Kun-reading: たよ.り.

Example Sentences

この路線は便利です。

このろせんはべんりです。

This route is convenient.

航空便で荷物を送りました。

こうくうびんでにもつをおくりました。

I sent luggage by airmail.

Vocabulary using 便

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