Meaning of 弁える in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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弁える
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Kana Readingわきまえる
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Romajiwakimaeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to know (right from wrong); to discern; to discriminate; to understand; to bear in mind
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Example Sentences
弁える, わきまえる used in context
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It was civil of him to offer his seat to the old man.
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He did not even have the grace to apologize.
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道理をわきまえた人なら、だれがそんな気が変な男の言うことに耳を貸すものか。
Who that has reason will listen to such a mad man?
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第一には、ものの見方を正しくしてその原因と結果とをよくわきまえる。
First, they should have right ideas of things, ideas that are based on careful observation, and understand causes of effects and their significance correctly.
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Remember your station in life.
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出処進退の潔さをわきまえている、と彼は言っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。
He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.
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Kanji found in this word
valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
On: ベン, ヘン
Kun: わきま.える, わ.ける, はなびら, あらそ.う
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