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陳弁 (ちんべん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陳ちん弁べん

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

self-defense; explanation; justification

Formal term for defending one's own position or actions, often in a legal, official, or argumentative context. Can be used as a noun or with する.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの行こう動どうについて陳ちん弁べんした。
He defended his actions.

弁べん護ご士しは被ひ告こくの陳ちん弁べんを始はじめた。

The lawyer began the defendant's defense.

Written forms

陳ちん弁べんUsage100%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
陳ちん辯べん
out-dated kanji form
Out-dated kanji form using 辯; not used in modern writing.

Kanji

陳exhibit, state, relate
弁valve, petal, braid
辯speech, dialect

Similar words

弁べん明めい
弁明 is a more common word for explaining oneself or justifying actions, while 陳弁 is more formal and often used in legal or official settings.
抗こう弁べん
抗弁 specifically refers to a counter-argument or rebuttal, whereas 陳弁 is a broader defense or explanation of one's own position.

Etymology

Compound of 陳 (chin, 'to state, explain') and 弁 (ben, 'speech, argument'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for formal legal or argumentative terms.