Japanese symbol for “expediency”
便宜
べんぎ
Romaji: bengi
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit
In Japanese, expediency is 便宜, read べんぎ (bengi).
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Meanings
- n convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
Written forms: 便宜. Readings: べんぎ、びんぎ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “expediency”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 御都合主義 | ごつごうしゅぎ gotsugoushugi | opportunism; double standards; timeserving |
| 便宜主義 | べんぎしゅぎ bengishugi | opportunism; expediency |
| 応変 | おうへん ouhen | appropriate (urgent) response; expediency |
| 権道 | けんどう kendou | inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便利 | べんり benri | convenient; handy; useful |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん yuubin | mail service; postal service; mail |
| 不便 | ふべん fuben | inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness |
| 便秘 | べんぴ benpi | constipation |
| 便乗 | びんじょう binjou | taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon |
| 適宜 | てきぎ tekigi | suitable; appropriate; fitting |
| 宜しく | よろしく yoroshiku | well; properly; suitably |
| 時宜 | じぎ jigi | right time; appropriate time; season's greetings |
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.