便 利(べんり)

べんり

adjective (na-adjective)

convenient

1. convenient, useful, handy

Easy to use or helpful in making things easier. Describes things, places, or services that save time or effort.

この店(みせ)はとても便利(べんり)です。

This store is very convenient.

駅(えき)の近(ちか)くで便利(べんり)です。

It's convenient because it's near the station.

スマホは便利(べんり)な物(もの)です。

Smartphones are convenient things.

na-adjective + な + noun

この場所(ばしょ)は電車(でんしゃ)で来(く)るのに便利(べんり)です。

This location is convenient to reach by train.

近(ちか)くにスーパーがあって、とても便利(べんり)です。毎日(まいにち)の買(か)い物(もの)が楽(らく)になりました。

There's a supermarket nearby, so it's very convenient. Daily shopping has become easier.

便利(べんり) is a na-adjective meaning convenient, useful, or handy—describing things that save time and effort.

FORMS:

Predicate: 便利(べんり)です (is convenient)
Modifying nouns: 便利(べんり)な + noun

COMMON PATTERNS:

〜に便利(べんり): convenient for ~
便利(べんり)な場所(ばしょ): convenient location
便利(べんり)な道具(どうぐ): handy tool
交通(こうつう)の便(べん)がいい: good transportation access

CONTRAST:

便利(べんり): convenient
不便(ふべん): inconvenient

WHAT CAN BE 便利(べんり):
Things, places, services, and arrangements — a tool, an app, a location near a station, an opening time. It is not used to praise a person's character; 便利(べんり)な人(ひと) means someone others find handy to use, which is unflattering. To say a person is helpful, use 親切(しんせつ) or say they 役(やく)に立(た)つ.

NEARBY WORDS:

役(やく)に立(た)つ: serves a purpose, does its job. 便利(べんり) adds that it saves time or trouble.
使(つか)いやすい: easy to operate. A tool can be 便利(べんり) (it solves a problem) yet not 使(つか)いやすい (it is awkward to handle).
快適(かいてき): physically comfortable. 便利(べんり) is about effort saved, 快適(かいてき) about how it feels.

Related Words

Antonym: 不便(ふべん) (inconvenient)

Related: 役(やく)に立(た)つ (to be useful)

Related: 使(つか)いやすい (easy to use)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:49 · Revised 2026.8.5 3:18

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