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Entry

  1. Noun

    person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    また、お説教が始まった。一言居士の面目躍如というところだね。
    Uh-oh, here comes another lecture. This guy likes to show he has something to say about everything.
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Characters in this word

4
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
WaniKani
Level 1

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 (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
言
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

say, word

Kun
い.うこと
On
ゲンゴン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
83 of 2500
Radical
言 speech
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

言

Used in names as

とき

Words starting with 言Words ending in 言Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-6SKIP code
7a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0060.1Four corner code
3077deroo
8a00Unicode hex code
1-24-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4309Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5552New Nelson (John Haig)
1941New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2440Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1233Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1698Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
335Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
357Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
279A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
439Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
43Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35205Morohashi
274A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
66Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
66Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
392sakade
85Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
118henshall3
142Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
44crowley
203Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1653Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
341Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan2Pinyin reading
eonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
居
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reside, to be, exist, live with

Kun
い.る-いお.る
On
キョコ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
836 of 2500
Radical
尸 corpse
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

口十尸

Used in names as

おきぐすえ

Words starting with 居Words ending in 居Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
3r5.3The Kanji Dictionary
7726.4Four corner code
3777deroo
5c45Unicode hex code
1-21-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1387Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1416New Nelson (John Haig)
3080New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3822Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1959Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2653Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1063Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1143Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
777A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
737Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
208Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7663Morohashi
649A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
171Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
171Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
586sakade
483Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
678henshall3
680Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
281crowley
535Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
527Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1072Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju1, ji1Pinyin reading
geo, giKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level
士
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gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

Kun
さむらい
On
シ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
526 of 2500
Radical
士 scholar
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

士

Used in names as

おま

Words starting with 士Words ending in 士Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-3-2SKIP code
3p0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4010.0Four corner code
1472deroo
58ebUnicode hex code
1-27-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1160Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1117New Nelson (John Haig)
3405New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4213Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2129Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2877Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
319Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
341Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
301A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
41Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
59Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5638Morohashi
494A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
572Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
581Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
410sakade
1173Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
521henshall3
441Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
386crowley
755Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
393Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
325Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level