Illustration: In a small apartment kitchen, a cook carries a dripping pile of vegetable peelings in both cupped hands. Without putting anything down, they press the rubbish bin's foot pedal, and the lid opens neatly beneath the peelings. Their shoulders relax as they drop the scraps straight inside.

JLPT N5na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

便べん利り

benri

convenient, useful

Example sentences

  1. これは大変たいへん便利べんりなものです。

    This is very useful.

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  2. そりゃ便利べんりだね。

    That comes in handy.

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  3. 私わたしの家いえは駅えきに近ちかくて便利べんりです。

    My house is conveniently close to the station.

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Kanji in 便利

  • 便convenience; facilityOnベン・ビンKunたより
  • 利profit; advantageOnリKunきく

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