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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
便利
- convenient; handy
- (literary) nimble; agile; shrewd; quick
Synonyms
- 便宜 (biànyí)
- 便易 (bīng-ĭ) (Northern Min)
- 便民 (biànmín) (attributive, of a shop, service, etc.)
- 便當／便当 (regional)
- 利便 (Hokkien, literary or Hakka)
- 就手 (zau6 sau2) (Cantonese)
- 快便 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 方便 (fāngbiàn)
- 省事 (shěngshì)
- 簡便／简便 (jiǎnbiàn)
- 順手／顺手 (shùnshǒu)
Derived terms
Verb
便利
- (transitive) to make convenient; to provide convenience; to make things easy for people; to facilitate
- (literary, intransitive) to defecate and/or urinate
Synonyms
- (to make convenient): 方便 (fāngbiàn)
- (to defecate and/or urinate): 大小便 (dàxiǎobiàn)
Japanese
Pronunciation
Adjective
便利 • (benri) -na (adnominal 便利な (benri na), adverbial 便利に (benri ni))
- convenient
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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便利だろ
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べんりだろ
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benri daro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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便利で
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べんりで
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benri de
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| Terminal (終止形)
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便利だ
|
べんりだ
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benri da
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| Attributive (連体形)
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便利な
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べんりな
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benri na
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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便利なら
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べんりなら
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benri nara
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| Imperative (命令形)
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便利であれ
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べんりであれ
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benri de are
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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便利ではない
便利じゃない
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べんりではない
べんりじゃない
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benri de wa nai
benri ja nai
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| Informal past
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便利だった
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べんりだった
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benri datta
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| Informal negative past
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便利ではなかった
便利じゃなかった
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べんりではなかった
べんりじゃなかった
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benri de wa nakatta
benri ja nakatta
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| Formal
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便利です
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べんりです
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benri desu
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| Formal negative
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便利ではありません
便利じゃありません
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べんりではありません
べんりじゃありません
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benri de wa arimasen
benri ja arimasen
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| Formal past
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便利でした
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べんりでした
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benri deshita
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| Formal negative past
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便利ではありませんでした
便利じゃありませんでした
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べんりではありませんでした
べんりじゃありませんでした
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benri de wa arimasen deshita
benri ja arimasen deshita
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| Conjunctive
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便利で
|
べんりで
|
benri de
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| Conditional
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便利なら（ば）
|
べんりなら（ば）
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benri nara (ba)
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| Provisional
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便利だったら
|
べんりだったら
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benri dattara
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| Volitional
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便利だろう
|
べんりだろう
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benri darō
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| Adverbial
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便利に
|
べんりに
|
benri ni
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| Degree
|
便利さ
|
べんりさ
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benrisa
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Antonyms
Noun
便利 • (benri)
- convenience
Synonyms
Antonyms
See also
References
Korean
Noun
便利 • (pyeolli) (hangeul 편리)
- hanja form? of 편리 (“convenience”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
便利
- chữ Hán form of tiện lợi (“convenient; handy”).