一寸の光陰軽んずべからず

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines
Proverb

Also written 一寸の光陰軽んず可からず【いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず】

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Characters in this word

一

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

one, one radical (no.1)

Kun: ひと-ひと.つ
On: イチイツ

Strokes: 1
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 2 of 2500
Radical: 一 one

Built from

一

Used in names as

かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと

Words starting with 一 Words ending in 一 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-1-4	SKIP code
0a1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0	Four corner code
3072	deroo
4e00	Unicode hex code
1-16-76	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1	New Nelson (John Haig)
3341	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Morohashi
1	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	sakade
1	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1	henshall3
1	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1	crowley
1	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1	Pinyin reading
il	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

寸

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

On: スン

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1669 of 2500
Radical: 寸 inch

Built from

寸

Used in names as

すみき

Words starting with 寸 Words ending in 寸 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
3-2-1, 4-3-3	SKIP code
0a3.17	The Kanji Dictionary
4030.0	Four corner code
1448	deroo
5bf8	Unicode hex code
1-32-03	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1348	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1372	New Nelson (John Haig)
2935	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3652	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1864	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2541	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
45	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
45	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1523	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
34	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1045	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7411	Morohashi
909	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1894	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2070	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1220	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
920	henshall3
828	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
367	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
499	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
45	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cun4	Pinyin reading
chon	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

光

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ray, light

Kun: ひか.るひかり
On: コウ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 527 of 2500
Radical: 儿 legs

Built from

一尚儿

Used in names as

あきあきらこおてるひこみみつ

Words starting with 光 Words ending in 光 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-4-2, 2-3-3	SKIP code
3n3.2	The Kanji Dictionary
9021.1	Four corner code
1057	deroo
5149	Unicode hex code
1-24-87	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1358	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
349	New Nelson (John Haig)
2391	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3043	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1550	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2121	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
119	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
125	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
417	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
281	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
217	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1350	Morohashi
116	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
138	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72	sakade
123	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
129	henshall3
121	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
345	crowley
464	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
143	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
120	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guang1	Pinyin reading
gwang	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

陰

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shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

Kun: かげかげ.る
On: イン

Strokes: 11
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1393 of 2500
Radical: 阜 mound

Built from

二个厶阡一

Words starting with 陰 Words ending in 陰 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-3-8	SKIP code
2d8.7	The Kanji Dictionary
7823.1	Four corner code
3671	deroo
9670	Unicode hex code
1-17-02	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5006	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6462	New Nelson (John Haig)
541	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
657	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
397	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
494	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1592	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1718	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1408	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1563	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1031	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41691	Morohashi
1013	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
867	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
886	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1872	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1496	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1525	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
735	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1606	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin1	Pinyin reading
eum	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

軽

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lightly, trifling, unimportant

Kun: かる.いかろ.やかかろ.んじる
On: ケイキョウキン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 790 of 2500
Radical: 車 cart

Built from

車土又

Words starting with 軽 Words ending in 軽 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-7-5	SKIP code
7c5.3	The Kanji Dictionary
5701.4	Four corner code
1572	deroo
8efd	Unicode hex code
1-23-58	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4620	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5953	New Nelson (John Haig)
1515	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1909	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1015	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1372	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
717	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
774	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
650	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1657	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
598	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38281	Morohashi
269	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
547	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
556	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
387	sakade
258	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
287	henshall3
395	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
116	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1775	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
724	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qing1	Pinyin reading
gyeong	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)