Entry
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    これからどう会社を経営していったらいいのか、五里霧中だ。
    We're all at sea about where to take our company from here.

Also written 五里夢中【ごりむちゅう】

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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

five

Kun
いついつ.つ
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
31 of 2500
Radical
two
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
0a4.27The Kanji Dictionary
1010.7Four corner code
3173deroo
4e94Unicode hex code
1-24-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
15Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
77New Nelson (John Haig)
3436New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4244Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2142Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2892Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
5Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
5Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
14A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
91Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
7Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
257Morohashi
19A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
7Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
7Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5sakade
10Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
5henshall3
23Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
40crowley
5Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
32Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
5Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu3Pinyin reading
oKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ri, village, parent's home, league

Kun
さと
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1096 of 2500
Radical
village
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-7-1SKIP code
0a7.9The Kanji Dictionary
6010.4Four corner code
3672deroo
91ccUnicode hex code
1-46-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4813Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6206New Nelson (John Haig)
3542New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4356Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2206Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2968Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
173Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
185Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1077A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
517Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
101Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40131Morohashi
219A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
142Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
142Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
332sakade
1842Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
238henshall3
154Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1025Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1801Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
175Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li3Pinyin reading
riKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fog, mist

Kun
きり
On
ボウ
Strokes
19
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1747 of 2500
Radical
rain
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-8-11SKIP code
8d11.1The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7Four corner code
3145deroo
9727Unicode hex code
1-44-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5065Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6545New Nelson (John Haig)
2817New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3493Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1802Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2452Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1228Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1314Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1088A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2846Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1038Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42418Morohashi
1845A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
950Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
980Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1893Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1924Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
845Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1869Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1236Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu4Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level
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in, inside, middle, mean, center

Kun
なかうちあた.る
On
チュウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
11 of 2500
Radical
line
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あたるかなえ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3SKIP code
0a4.40The Kanji Dictionary
5000.6Four corner code
1655deroo
4e2dUnicode hex code
1-35-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
28New Nelson (John Haig)
3451New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4262Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
13A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
75Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
73Morohashi
55A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
28Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
23sakade
7Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
26henshall3
32Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
12crowley
33Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
16Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
39Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong1, zhong4Pinyin reading
jungKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level