Entry

  1. Noun

    background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

    彼女はそのことに関して何の予備知識もなかったのに、いつもきちんと理解した。
    She had no rule of thumb about it, but she got it right every time.
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Characters in this word

4
予
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beforehand, previous, myself, I

Kun
あらかじ.め
On
ヨシャ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
180 of 2500
Radical
亅 hook

Built from

マ一亅
Words starting with 予Words ending in 予Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 2-3-1SKIP code
0a4.12The Kanji Dictionary
1720.2Four corner code
3553deroo
4e88Unicode hex code
1-45-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
271Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
68New Nelson (John Haig)
1983New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2477Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1253Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1719Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1593Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1719Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
160A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
62Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
531Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
231Morohashi
403A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
393Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
397Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
525sakade
294Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
425henshall3
245Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
283crowley
403Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.12busy_people
275Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1607Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu2, yu3Pinyin reading
yeoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
備
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

equip, provision, preparation

Kun
そな.えるそな.わるつぶさ.に
On
ビ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
356 of 2500
Radical
人 person

Built from

化用厂艾

Used in names as

びっびん

Words starting with 備Words ending in 備Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-2-10SKIP code
2a10.4The Kanji Dictionary
2422.7Four corner code
2153deroo
5099Unicode hex code
1-40-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
519Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
284New Nelson (John Haig)
146New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
165Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
109Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
126Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1183Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1267Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
321A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1539Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
750Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
967Morohashi
774A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
768Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
782Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
700sakade
332Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
795henshall3
763Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
201crowley
613Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
124Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1191Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
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

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 (33)
CodeReference
1-5-3SKIP code
3d5.14The Kanji Dictionary
8640.0Four corner code
2377deroo
77e5Unicode hex code
1-35-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3169Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3978New Nelson (John Haig)
1127New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1446Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1223Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
207A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
636Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
196Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23935Morohashi
169A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
214Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
112sakade
229Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
186henshall3
160Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
73crowley
143Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
1394Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1231Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi1, zhi4Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
識
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discriminating, know, write

Kun
し.るしる.す
On
シキ
Strokes
19
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
496 of 2500
Radical
言 speech

Built from

音言日立戈

Used in names as

さとさとる

Words starting with 識Words ending in 識Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-7-12SKIP code
7a12.6The Kanji Dictionary
0365.0Four corner code
3059deroo
8b58Unicode hex code
1-28-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4438Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5704New Nelson (John Haig)
1639New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2070Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1086Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1477Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
482Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
521Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
617A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2810Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
486Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35974Morohashi
698A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
681Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
694Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
627sakade
911Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
725henshall3
824Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
416crowley
512Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1709Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
493Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4, zhi4Pinyin reading
sig, jiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)