"便宜" meaning in Japanese

See 便宜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [bẽ̞ŋʲɡʲi] Forms: 便宜 [canonical] (ruby: 便(べん), ()), bengi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|べんぎ}} 便(べん)宜(ぎ) • (bengi)
  1. convenience, advantage Synonyms (convenience): 便利 (benri), 利便 (riben)
    Sense id: en-便宜-ja-noun-Ep1RXSfA Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 81 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 69 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 82 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 79 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 62 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'convenience': 64 36
  2. facilities
    Sense id: en-便宜-ja-noun-PFylVUov
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 便宜的 (bengiteki) (ruby: 便(べん), (), (てき)) (english: convenient), 便宜上 (bengijō) (ruby: 便(べん), (), (じょう)) (english: for convenience)
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mendō",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “convenience”",
      "word": "面倒"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fuben",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “convenience”",
      "word": "不便"
    },
    {
      "english": "inconvenience",
      "roman": "yakkai",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “convenience”",
      "translation": "inconvenience",
      "word": "厄介"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "convenient",
      "roman": "bengiteki",
      "ruby": [
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          "便",
          "べん"
        ],
        [
          "宜",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "的",
          "てき"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "convenient",
      "word": "便宜的"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "for convenience",
      "roman": "bengijō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "便",
          "べん"
        ],
        [
          "宜",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "上",
          "じょう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "for convenience",
      "word": "便宜上"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "便宜",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "便",
          "べん"
        ],
        [
          "宜",
          "ぎ"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bengi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "80 20",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              19
            ]
          ],
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            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              48,
              59
            ]
          ],
          "english": "A detailed user manual is also included for the convenience of users.",
          "roman": "Go-riyōsha no bengi no tame ni shōsai na toriatsukai setsumeisho mo tsuite arimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "利用者",
              "りようしゃ"
            ],
            [
              "便宜",
              "べんぎ"
            ],
            [
              "詳細",
              "しょうさい"
            ],
            [
              "取扱説明書",
              "とりあつかいせつめいしょ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ご利用者の便宜のために詳細な取扱説明書もついてあります。",
          "translation": "A detailed user manual is also included for the convenience of users.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "convenience, advantage"
      ],
      "id": "en-便宜-ja-noun-Ep1RXSfA",
      "links": [
        [
          "convenience",
          "convenience"
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        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "roman": "benri",
          "sense": "convenience",
          "word": "便利"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "roman": "riben",
          "sense": "convenience",
          "word": "利便"
        }
      ]
    },
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              41,
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            ]
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            ]
          ],
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              70,
              80
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My home town might be countrified, but I'd say it still has excellent facilities.",
          "roman": "Furusato wa inaka to wa itte mo sugureta bengi o motte iru to omou.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "故郷",
              "ふるさと"
            ],
            [
              "田舎",
              "いなか"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "優",
              "すぐ"
            ],
            [
              "便宜",
              "べんぎ"
            ],
            [
              "持",
              "も"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "故郷は田舎とは言っても優れた便宜を持っていると思う。",
          "translation": "My home town might be countrified, but I'd say it still has excellent facilities.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "facilities"
      ],
      "id": "en-便宜-ja-noun-PFylVUov",
      "links": [
        [
          "facilities",
          "facilities"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bẽ̞ŋʲɡʲi]"
    },
    {
      "other": "べんぎ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "便宜"
}
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    {
      "roman": "mendō",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “convenience”",
      "word": "面倒"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fuben",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “convenience”",
      "word": "不便"
    },
    {
      "english": "inconvenience",
      "roman": "yakkai",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “convenience”",
      "translation": "inconvenience",
      "word": "厄介"
    }
  ],
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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 便 read as べん",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 宜 read as ぎ",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "convenient",
      "roman": "bengiteki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "便",
          "べん"
        ],
        [
          "宜",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "的",
          "てき"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "convenient",
      "word": "便宜的"
    },
    {
      "english": "for convenience",
      "roman": "bengijō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "便",
          "べん"
        ],
        [
          "宜",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "上",
          "じょう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "for convenience",
      "word": "便宜上"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "便宜",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "便",
          "べん"
        ],
        [
          "宜",
          "ぎ"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bengi",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "べんぎ"
      },
      "expansion": "便(べん)宜(ぎ) • (bengi)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              48,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "A detailed user manual is also included for the convenience of users.",
          "roman": "Go-riyōsha no bengi no tame ni shōsai na toriatsukai setsumeisho mo tsuite arimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "利用者",
              "りようしゃ"
            ],
            [
              "便宜",
              "べんぎ"
            ],
            [
              "詳細",
              "しょうさい"
            ],
            [
              "取扱説明書",
              "とりあつかいせつめいしょ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ご利用者の便宜のために詳細な取扱説明書もついてあります。",
          "translation": "A detailed user manual is also included for the convenience of users.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "convenience, advantage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "convenience",
          "convenience"
        ],
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              16
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              70,
              80
            ]
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          "english": "My home town might be countrified, but I'd say it still has excellent facilities.",
          "roman": "Furusato wa inaka to wa itte mo sugureta bengi o motte iru to omou.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "故郷",
              "ふるさと"
            ],
            [
              "田舎",
              "いなか"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "優",
              "すぐ"
            ],
            [
              "便宜",
              "べんぎ"
            ],
            [
              "持",
              "も"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "故郷は田舎とは言っても優れた便宜を持っていると思う。",
          "translation": "My home town might be countrified, but I'd say it still has excellent facilities.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "facilities"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "facilities",
          "facilities"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bẽ̞ŋʲɡʲi]"
    },
    {
      "other": "べんぎ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "benri",
      "sense": "convenience",
      "word": "便利"
    },
    {
      "roman": "riben",
      "sense": "convenience",
      "word": "利便"
    }
  ],
  "word": "便宜"
}

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