Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 弁士(べんし) in Japanese

弁士, 辯士
Kana Reading
べんし
Romaji
benshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    lecturer; rhetorician; orator
    Example sentence
    彼らは、弁士大いにほめた They paid a high compliment to the speaker.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter

Examples of 弁士, 辯士, べんし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

5 strokes

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

On'Yomi: ベン, ヘン

Kun'Yomi: わきま.える, わ.ける, はなびら, あらそ.う

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JLPT 1

3 strokes

gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: さむらい

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21 strokes

speech, dialect

On'Yomi: ベン, ヘン

Kun'Yomi: わきま.える, わ.ける, はなびら, あらそ.う

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