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Japanese symbol for “convenience”

Romaji: bengi
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit

In Japanese, convenience is , read (bengi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

convenience, facility, excrement
on: ベン、ビン
kun: たよ.り
9 strokes · JLPT 3
best regards, good
on: ギ
kun: よろ.しい、よろ.しく
8 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “convenience”

WordReadingMeaning
つごう tsugoucircumstances; condition; convenience
りべん ribenconvenience
かって katteconvenience; ease of use
べん benconvenience; service; facility
べんえき ben'ekiconvenience; benefit; profit

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
べんり benriconvenient; handy; useful
ゆうびん yuubinmail service; postal service; mail
ふべん fubeninconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
べんぴ benpiconstipation
びんじょう binjoutaking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon
てきぎ tekigisuitable; appropriate; fitting
よろしく yoroshikuwell; properly; suitably
じぎ jigiright time; appropriate time; season's greetings

See also: Chinese symbol for “convenience”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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