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べんけい
Meanings
Noun
1. strong person; person putting on a brave front
after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk
2. bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
3. checks; plaid; checked pattern
Alt. forms
弁べん慶けい
69%
ベンケイ
23%
べんけい
6%
辨べん慶けい
Pitch accent
べ
んけい
Used in: 29
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
lion at home but weakling elsewhere
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
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