Meaning of 便利(べんり) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 便利 JLPT 5

Kana Reading べんり

Romaji benri

Example Sentences

便利, べんり used in context

この百科事典(ひゃっかじてん)は検索(けんさく)に便利(べんり)である。

This encyclopaedia is convenient for looking up things.
海綿(かいめん)は水(みず)を吸収(きゅうしゅう)します(する)ので水(みず)彩絵具をぼかしたり(ぼかす)する時(とき)に便利(べんり)です。

Sponge absorbs water so it is convenient for shading water-colours and such.
「背が伸びて(せがのびる)入らない(いる)わ(われ)よね」「そう、断じて(だんじて)太った(ふとる)わ(われ)けではない！」「成長(せいちょう)した(する)という便利な(べんり)言葉(ことば)は我々(われわれ)の切り札(きりふだ)」

We've got taller so they don't fit. "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
便利な(べんり)隠しコマンド(かくしコマンド)教えて(おしえる)あげようか。

Want me to show you a really useful hidden command?
便利な(べんり)ものを発明(はつめい)しよう(する)と熱心な(ねっしん)人(じん)もいます(いる)。

Some people are anxious to invent convenient things.
表計算ソフト(ひょうけいさんソフト)は、覚えておくと何かと(なにかと)便利(べんり)よ。

Once you get the hang of it, spreadsheet software is really useful.

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

便 JLPT 4

convenience

On: ベン, ビン

Kun: たよ.り

9 strokes

利 JLPT 3

profit, advantage, benefit

On: リ

Kun: き.く

7 strokes

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