Japanese symbol for “handyman”
便利屋
べんりや
Romaji: benriya
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
In Japanese, handyman is 便利屋, read べんりや (benriya).
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Meanings
- n handyman; utility man; odd-job man
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “handyman”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雑役夫 | ざつえきふ zatsuekifu | handyman |
| 何でも屋 | なんでもや nandemoya | jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades; all-rounder |
| 小使い | こづかい kozukai | janitor; caretaker; custodian |
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 |
| 便宜 | べんぎ bengi | convenience; accommodation; advantage |
| 便乗 | びんじょう binjou | taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 勝利 | しょうり shouri | victory; triumph; win |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
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.