Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to take by surprise

    そのニュースは彼の不意をついた。
    The news took him by surprise.

Also written 不意をつく【ふいをつく】不意を衝く【ふいをつく】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
101 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1, 3-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
0a4.2The Kanji Dictionary
1090.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0dUnicode hex code
1-41-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
17Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
13New Nelson (John Haig)
3434New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4242Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2890Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1217Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1302Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
134A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
94Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
130Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19Morohashi
572A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
94Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500sakade
104Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600henshall3
444Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
103crowley
422Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18busy_people
10Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1225Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4, bu2Pinyin reading
bu, bulKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
99 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

もとよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-5-8SKIP code
5b8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.6Four corner code
458deroo
610fUnicode hex code
1-16-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1926New Nelson (John Haig)
2136New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2650Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
118A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2007Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
225Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10921Morohashi
226A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155sakade
176Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246henshall3
416Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
86crowley
291Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
791Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

Kun
つ.く
On
トツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
521 of 2500
Radical
cave
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3m5.11The Kanji Dictionary
3043.0Four corner code
763deroo
7a81Unicode hex code
1-38-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3316Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4191New Nelson (John Haig)
2230New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2772Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1421Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1918Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1319Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1416Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
574A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
722Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
913Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25424Morohashi
1668A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
898Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
920Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
785Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1213Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1121Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1453Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1330Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tu2, tu1Pinyin reading
dolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level