Entry
  1. Noun

    killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    DTPで本を作れば、安いし早いし、まさに一挙両得だ。
    Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
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Characters in this word

4
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
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-1-4SKIP code
0a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e00Unicode hex code
1-16-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1New Nelson (John Haig)
3341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1Morohashi
1A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1sakade
1Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1henshall3
1Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1crowley
1Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

Kun
あ.げるあ.がるこぞ.る
On
キョ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N1
Frequency
257 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Used in names as

たか

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-6, 2-3-7, 2-6-4SKIP code
3n7.1The Kanji Dictionary
3250.2, 9050.2Four corner code
947deroo
6319Unicode hex code
1-21-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1902Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2150New Nelson (John Haig)
2456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3106Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1588Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2169Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1938Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2088Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
439A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1207Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
523Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12081PMorohashi
458A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
801Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
815Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
375sakade
1356Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
482henshall3
539Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
434crowley
1189Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
849Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1957Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju3Pinyin reading
geoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

Kun
てるふたつ
On
リョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
247 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

もろ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-6-1SKIP code
0a6.11The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7Four corner code
3153deroo
4e21Unicode hex code
1-46-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
34Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
23New Nelson (John Haig)
3518New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4331Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2191Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2949Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1168Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1252Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
281A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
531Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
859Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46Morohashi
411A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
200Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
200Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336sakade
286Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
434henshall3
275Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
288crowley
556Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
15Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1176Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang3Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
え.るう.る
On
トク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
175 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

あつてろ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3i8.4The Kanji Dictionary
2624.1Four corner code
2048deroo
5f97Unicode hex code
1-38-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1622Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1755New Nelson (John Haig)
477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
577Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
435Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
876Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
941Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
358A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1299Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
340Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10137Morohashi
761A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
374Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
375Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850sakade
523Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
587henshall3
574Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
167crowley
643Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
631Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
885Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
de2, de5, dei3Pinyin reading
deugKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level