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読み方 べん

名詞

1

（＝便利）convenience; facility; accommodation:（=なる） convenient, handy （for some purpose）

用例

• 公衆の便を図る
  to consult the convenience of the public

• 公衆の便を図り開放す
  The place is thrown open for the convenience of the public.
• 生徒の便を図り寄宿舎の設けあり
  Dormitories are established to provide facility for the students―to give accommodation to the students.
• 本書は携帯に便なり
  The book is convenient for carrying in one's pocket―handy to carry about with one―in a convenient form―in a light form.
• 湾内は水深くして船舶を容るるに便なり、大船を容るるに便なり
  The bay is deep and suited for shipping―deep enough to accommodate large vessels.

2

（＝便宜）facilities

• 彼の斡旋によって我々は多大の便を得た
  His kind offices afforded us great facilities.

3

（＝何々の便）facilities （for something）; available means （of doing something）

用例

• 交通の便
  facilities for communication

• そこは交通の便があるか
  Does the place enjoy ［offer］ facilities for communication?
• 交通の便が無い
  It lacks facilities for communication.
• 飛騨の国は交通の便が悪い
  The province of Hida is poor in facilities for communication.
• チベットは交通の便が絶無である
  Thibet is cut off from communication with the outer world.
• 交通の便を図る、交通を便にする
  to facilitate communication
• 旅行の便
  facilities for travel―travelling facilities
• 日本は旅行の便が好い
  Japan enjoys ［offers］ great travelling facilities.
• 支那は旅行の便が悪い
  China is wanting in facilities for travel.
• 運送の便
  facilities for transportation
• 運送の便があるか
  Are there any facilities for transportation?―any available means of transportation?
• 水運の便がある
  There are facilities for water-carriage
  Water-carriage is available.
• 大阪は水運の便がある
  Osaka enjoys ［offers］ great facilities for water-transport.
• ここは船積の便がある
  The place has shipping facilities.

4

（＝汽車や汽船の便）（railway or steamer） service

用例

• 汽車の便、鉄道の便
  a railway service

• そこは汽車の便があるか
  Is there a railway service to the place?
  Is the place convenient for the trains?
  Can you get there by railway?
• あいにく汽車の便が無い
  It is a pity no railway service is available
  The place is cut off from railway communication
  You can't get there by train.
• 汽車の便がじきに開けます
  A railway will be laid ［extended］ there very soon
  The place will be brought into railway communication very soon
  The trains will be running there very soon
  There will be a railway there very soon.
• 鉄道の便がちかごろ開けました
  A railway has been laid ［extended］ there
  The place has been brought into railway communication.
• 汽船の便
  a steamer service
• その島に汽船の便があるか
  Is there a steamer service to the island?
  Can you get there by steamer?
• 汽船の便がちかごろ開けました
  A steamer service has been opened ［established］.
• もとは汽船の便がありませんでした
  There used to be no steamer running to the island.
• 電車の便
  an electric-car service
• その学校は電車の便はどうですか
  Is the school convenient for the cars?
  Is the school （situated） near the car-line?
  Can you get there by car?
• 電車の便はたいそうよろしい
  It is very conveniently situated near the car-line.
• 電車の便が少し悪い
  It is rather inconvenient for the cars-some way from the car-line.
• 電話の便
  a telephone service
• 仙台は電話の便がありますか
  Is there a telephone service in Sendai?
  Does the city enjoy a telephone service?

〈以下特例〉

用例

• この河は舟かじの便あり
  The river is navigable.

• 飛行機の便を借りて蛮地に探検したら面白かろう
  It would be delightful to explore savage lands by aeroplane.

5

（＝糞便）excrement; excreta; dejecta; faeces

• 便を検査する
  to examine the excreta

読み方 びん

名詞

1

（＝手段）means; available means

用例

• あの島へ行く便が無い
  There is no means―no available means―of going to the island.

• 汽車便で送る、船便で送る
  to send by rail―send by water

2

（＝機会）an opportunity

• 便のあり次第に行く
  I shall go on the first opportunity―by the next steamer.

3

（＝郵便）post

• い便、ろ便
  the first post―the second post

読み方 よすが

名詞

A means

用例

• これは二人の情誼を固めるよすがともならん
  It may serve as a means of cementing the friendship between the two.

• これを永く保存して君との交わりを偲ぶよすがとせん
  I will keep this as a memento of our intercourse.