noun

  1. strong person, person putting on a brave front. After the name of a 12th-century warrior monk.
  2. bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.).
  3. checks, plaid, checked pattern. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
弁慶 べんけい
辨慶 べんけい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

valve, petal, braid
ベン わきま.える べ (5th, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
jubilation, congratulate, rejoice
ケイ よろこ.び き (9th, N1)
deer
か しか ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)