亀の甲より年の功 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
the older, the wiser
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

亀

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tortoise, turtle

Kun: かめ
On: キキュウキン

Strokes: 11
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1353 of 2500
Radical: 乙 second
WaniKani: Level 35

Built from

亀田勹乙

Used in names as

ひさひさし

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

Dictionary and index codes (24)

Code	Reference
2-2-9, 4-11-4	SKIP code
2n9.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2771.6	Four corner code
4e80	Unicode hex code
1-21-21	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5445	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
62	New Nelson (John Haig)
2128	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2637	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1826	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
534	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
573	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1288	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1531	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1921	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
210	Morohashi
2284	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1889	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
540	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gui1, jun1, qiu1	Pinyin reading
gwi, gyun	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35	WaniKani level

甲

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armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

Kun: きのえ
On: コウカン

Strokes: 5
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1073 of 2500
Radical: 田 field
WaniKani: Level 39

Built from

｜日田

Used in names as

かぶときまさまさる

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
4-5-1	SKIP code
0a5.34	The Kanji Dictionary
6050.0	Four corner code
3655	deroo
7532	Unicode hex code
1-25-35	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
92	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3725	New Nelson (John Haig)
3481	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4293	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2169	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2923	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1113	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1194	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1071	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
184	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1082	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21725	Morohashi
1243	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
982	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1016	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1540	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1053	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1816	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1331	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1122	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jia3	Pinyin reading
gab	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39	WaniKani level

年

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year, counter for years

Kun: とし
On: ネン

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 6 of 2500
Radical: 干 dry
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

ノ一干乞

Used in names as

ね

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-2-4, 4-6-3	SKIP code
0a6.16	The Kanji Dictionary
8050.0	Four corner code
2355	deroo
5e74	Unicode hex code
1-39-15	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
188	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1593	New Nelson (John Haig)
2035	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2528	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1284	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1752	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1036	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1114	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
342	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
64	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9168	Morohashi
64	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
45	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126	sakade
51	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
20	henshall3
51	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
13	crowley
24	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3	busy_people
574	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1045	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
nian2	Pinyin reading
nyeon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

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
WaniKani: Level 11

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 (32)

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)
11	WaniKani level