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便 = 亻 + 更

便 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “convenience”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 更 (grow late). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1066. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
convenience
RTK frame
1066
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ベン, ビン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たよ.り
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
удобство
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
便 convenience

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 更 grow late

Characters that contain 便

How to find 便 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “grow late”. 便 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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