Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 弁天(べんてん) in Japanese

弁天
Kana Reading
べんてん
Romaji
benten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)


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 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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