Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    週末に胆石が動いて、七転八倒の苦しみを味わったよ。
    I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move.

Also written 七顛八倒【しちてんばっとう】七顚八倒【しちてんばっとう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

seven

Kun
なななな.つなの
On
シチ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
115 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

しっひち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-2, 4-2-4SKIP code
0a2.13The Kanji Dictionary
4071.0Four corner code
1456deroo
4e03Unicode hex code
1-28-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
261Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3New Nelson (John Haig)
3362New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4169Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2109Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2854Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
7Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
7Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
44A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
17Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
9Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6Morohashi
30A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
9Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
9Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
7sakade
2Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
7henshall3
3Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
147crowley
7Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
2Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
7Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi1Pinyin reading
chilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

revolve, turn around, change

Kun
ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく
On
テン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
327 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
7c4.3The Kanji Dictionary
5103.1Four corner code
1571deroo
8ee2Unicode hex code
1-37-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4615Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5948New Nelson (John Haig)
1480New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1872Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
420Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
449Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1656Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
515Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38234PMorohashi
354A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
433Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479sakade
257Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
375henshall3
383Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
1773Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
427Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuan3, zhuai3, zhuan4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

Kun
や.つやっ.つよう
On
ハチハツ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
92 of 2500
Radical
eight
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

はっやちやつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-1SKIP code
2o0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
2062deroo
516bUnicode hex code
1-40-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
577Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
369New Nelson (John Haig)
3New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3644Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2536Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
8Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
8Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
41A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
19Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
10Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1450Morohashi
66A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
10Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
10Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
8sakade
18Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
8henshall3
4Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
116crowley
8Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
151Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
8Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ba1, ba2Pinyin reading
palKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

Kun
たお.れる-だお.れたお.すさかさまさかささかしま
On
トウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
791 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-2-8SKIP code
2a8.5The Kanji Dictionary
2220.0Four corner code
2143deroo
5012Unicode hex code
1-37-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
487Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
256New Nelson (John Haig)
124New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
139Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
93Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
106Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
980Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1055Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1188A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1189Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
767Morohashi
1643A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
905Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
927Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
324Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
225Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
109Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
989Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao3, dao4Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level