下衆の後知恵 — Semantide dictionary

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
Proverb

Also written 下種の後知恵【げすのあとぢえ】、下司の後知恵【げすのあとぢえ】、げすの後知恵【げすのあとぢえ】、下種のあと知恵【げすのあとぢえ】

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Characters in this word

下

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Kun: したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
On: カゲ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 97 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

｜一卜

Used in names as

さかしと

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-1	SKIP code
2m1.2	The Kanji Dictionary
1023.0	Four corner code
3154	deroo
4e0b	Unicode hex code
1-18-28	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
9	New Nelson (John Haig)
3378	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4186	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2862	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
50	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
51	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
72	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
46	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
30	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14	Morohashi
7	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
31	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21	sakade
6	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
24	henshall3
13	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
75	crowley
32	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1	busy_people
4	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
50	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia4	Pinyin reading
ha	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

衆

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

masses, great numbers, multitude, populace

Kun: おお.い
On: シュウシュ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 450 of 2500
Radical: 血 blood
WaniKani: Level 28

Built from

血皿糸

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
2-6-6	SKIP code
5h7.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2723.2	Four corner code
865	deroo
8846	Unicode hex code
1-29-16	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4210	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5417	New Nelson (John Haig)
2683	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3325	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1724	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2342	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1857	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2001	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
570	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1762	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
651	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
33981	Morohashi
705	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
792	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
806	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
806	sakade
1720	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
901	henshall3
948	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
232	crowley
1194	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1612	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1874	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong4	Pinyin reading
jung	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28	WaniKani level

後

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

behind, back, later

Kun: のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
On: ゴコウ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 26 of 2500
Radical: 彳 step
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

夂幺彳

Used in names as

こしししいしり

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-3-6	SKIP code
3i6.5	The Kanji Dictionary
2224.7	Four corner code
2067	deroo
5f8c	Unicode hex code
1-24-69	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1610	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1742	New Nelson (John Haig)
361	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1379	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1300	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10098	Morohashi
111	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
48	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208	sakade
53	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
123	henshall3
174	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
48	crowley
30	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11	busy_people
625	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1391	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou4	Pinyin reading
hu	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

知

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

know, wisdom

Kun: し.るし.らせる
On: チ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 205 of 2500
Radical: 矢 arrow
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

口矢乞

Used in names as

さとさとるしりしれとものり

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-5-3	SKIP code
3d5.14	The Kanji Dictionary
8640.0	Four corner code
2377	deroo
77e5	Unicode hex code
1-35-46	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3169	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3978	New Nelson (John Haig)
1127	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1446	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1223	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
207	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
636	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
196	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23935	Morohashi
169	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
214	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
112	sakade
229	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
186	henshall3
160	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
73	crowley
143	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
1394	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1231	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi1, zhi4	Pinyin reading
ji	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

恵

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

favor, blessing, grace, kindness

Kun: めぐ.むめぐ.み
On: ケイエ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 925 of 2500
Radical: 心 heart
WaniKani: Level 37

Built from

一心田

Used in names as

あやけさとさとししげへいみやす

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
2-6-4	SKIP code
4k6.16	The Kanji Dictionary
5033.6	Four corner code
1558	deroo
6075	Unicode hex code
1-23-35	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1681	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1847	New Nelson (John Haig)
2659	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3293	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1704	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2315	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
612	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
659	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
875	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1226	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1498	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10618P	Morohashi
1196	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1219	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1282	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
540	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1331	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1077	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
781	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
619	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hui4	Pinyin reading
hye	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37	WaniKani level