べんけい
Benkei
Other forms: 辨慶
弁慶 (Benkei) is a Japanese noun meaning “strong person, person putting on a brave front, bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.), checks”.
Meanings
- nounstrong person; person putting on a brave frontafter the name of a 12th-century warrior monk
- nounbamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
- nounchecks; plaid; checked pattern