弁才

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
弁	才
べん Grade: 5	さい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
辯才 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
弁	才
べん Grade: 5	ざい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
辯才 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) べんさい [bèńsáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠i]

• (Tokyo) べんざい [bèńzáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bẽ̞nd͡za̠i]

Noun

弁(べん)才(さい) or 弁(べん)才(ざい) • (bensai or benzai) 

1. eloquence

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
弁	才
べん > べ Grade: 5	ざい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
弁財

Kanji in this term
弁	才
べん Grade: 5	さい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
弁財

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) べざい [bèzáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [be̞za̠i]

• (Tokyo) べんざい [bèńzáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bẽ̞nd͡za̠i]

Noun

弁(べ)才(ざい) or 弁(べん)才(ざい) • (bezai or benzai) 

1. Bezaisen (type of ship)

   Synonym: 弁才船 (Benzaisen, Bezaisen)