九仞の功を一簣に虧く — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

九

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nine

Kun: ここのここの.つ
On: キュウク

Strokes: 2
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 55 of 2500
Radical: 乙 second

Built from

九

Used in names as

いちじくいちのくこのひさし

Words starting with 九 Words ending in 九 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-2-4	SKIP code
0a2.15	The Kanji Dictionary
4001.7	Four corner code
1657	deroo
4e5d	Unicode hex code
1-22-69	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
146	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
57	New Nelson (John Haig)
3369	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4176	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2112	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2858	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
9	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
9	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
58	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
16	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
11	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
167	Morohashi
12	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
11	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
11	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
9	sakade
8	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
9	henshall3
5	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
112	crowley
9	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
26	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
9	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiu3	Pinyin reading
gu, gyu	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

仞

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fathom

Kun: はか.る
On: ジン

Strokes: 5
Radical: 人 person

Built from

化刀丶

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

Dictionary and index codes (10)

Code	Reference
1-2-3	SKIP code
2a3.8	The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0	Four corner code
4ede	Unicode hex code
1-48-32	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
356	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
116	New Nelson (John Haig)
379	Morohashi
ren4	Pinyin reading
in	Korean reading

功

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achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

Kun: いさお
On: コウク

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 857 of 2500
Radical: 力 power

Built from

工力

Used in names as

いさかつくぬぐうことつとむとしのりよし

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-3-2	SKIP code
2g3.2	The Kanji Dictionary
1412.7	Four corner code
3145	deroo
529f	Unicode hex code
1-24-89	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1454	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
522	New Nelson (John Haig)
189	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
218	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
138	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
165	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
863	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
927	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
765	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
135	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
467	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2295	Morohashi
477	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
818	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
837	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
605	sakade
1099	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
502	henshall3
448	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
378	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
209	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
871	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1	Pinyin reading
gong	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

一

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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

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 (33)

Code	Reference
4-1-4	SKIP code
0a1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0	Four corner code
3072	deroo
4e00	Unicode hex code
1-16-76	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1	New Nelson (John Haig)
3341	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Morohashi
1	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	sakade
1	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1	henshall3
1	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1	crowley
1	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1	Pinyin reading
il	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

簣

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earth-carrying basket

Kun: もっこあじか
On: キ

Strokes: 18
Radical: 竹 bamboo

Built from

｜一貝目ハ口竹乞

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

Dictionary and index codes (9)

Code	Reference
2-6-12	SKIP code
6f12.3	The Kanji Dictionary
8880.6	Four corner code
7c23	Unicode hex code
1-68-47	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4354	New Nelson (John Haig)
26524	Morohashi
kui4	Pinyin reading
gwe	Korean reading

虧

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wane (moon)

Kun: か.ける
On: キ

Strokes: 17
Radical: 虍 tiger

Built from

二卜匕厂虍隹勹

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

Dictionary and index codes (10)

Code	Reference
1-14-3	SKIP code
8c9.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2122.7	Four corner code
8667	Unicode hex code
1-73-44	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
252	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5274	New Nelson (John Haig)
32770	Morohashi
kui1	Pinyin reading
hyu	Korean reading