井の中の蛙、大海を知らず

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
Proverb
世間知らずにもほどがある。井の中の蛙大海を知らず、ということかね。
I can't believe you're so clueless. You're like a babe in the woods.

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Characters in this word

井

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

well, well crib, town, community

Kun: い
On: セイショウ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 339 of 2500
Radical: 二 two
WaniKani: Level 45

Built from

｜ノ一二井

Used in names as

いのさいひ

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
4-4-3	SKIP code
0a4.46	The Kanji Dictionary
5500.0	Four corner code
1955	deroo
4e95	Unicode hex code
1-16-70	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
165	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
76	New Nelson (John Haig)
3454	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4265	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2153	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2905	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1806	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1946	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
252	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
103	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
916	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
258	Morohashi
1470	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1193	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1255	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1031	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1019	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1064	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
34	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1824	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jing3	Pinyin reading
jeong	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45	WaniKani level

中

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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: 丨 line
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

｜口

Used in names as

あたるかなえ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-4-3	SKIP code
0a4.40	The Kanji Dictionary
5000.6	Four corner code
1655	deroo
4e2d	Unicode hex code
1-35-70	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
28	New Nelson (John Haig)
3451	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4262	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
13	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
75	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
73	Morohashi
55	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
28	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
23	sakade
7	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
26	henshall3
32	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
12	crowley
33	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3	busy_people
16	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
39	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong1, zhong4	Pinyin reading
jung	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

蛙

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

frog

Kun: かえるかわず
On: アワ

Strokes: 12
Radical: 虫 insect

Built from

虫土

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

Dictionary and index codes (15)

Code	Reference
1-6-6	SKIP code
6d6.4	The Kanji Dictionary
5411.4	Four corner code
1672	deroo
86d9	Unicode hex code
1-19-31	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4137	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5313	New Nelson (John Haig)
1716	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2732	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1648	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32997	Morohashi
wa1	Pinyin reading
wa, wae	Korean reading

大

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large, big

Kun: おお-おお.きい-おお.いに
On: ダイタイ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 7 of 2500
Radical: 大 big
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

大

Used in names as

うふおおうたたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもとわ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-4	SKIP code
0a3.18	The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0	Four corner code
1463	deroo
5927	Unicode hex code
1-34-71	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133	New Nelson (John Haig)
3416	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831	Morohashi
53	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22	sakade
40	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25	henshall3
14	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5	crowley
87	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2	busy_people
408	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4	Pinyin reading
dae, da, tae	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

海

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sea, ocean

Kun: うみ
On: カイ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 200 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

汁母毋乞

Used in names as

ああまうなうんえかたひろひろしぶまちままみめわたる

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-3-6	SKIP code
3a6.20	The Kanji Dictionary
3815.7	Four corner code
347	deroo
6d77	Unicode hex code
1-19-04	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2553	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3133	New Nelson (John Haig)
384	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
459	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
284	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
344	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
461	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
500	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
158	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1071	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
99	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17450	Morohashi
88	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
117	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
117	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55	sakade
211	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
94	henshall3
171	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
206	crowley
454	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14	busy_people
1184	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
471	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hai3	Pinyin reading
hae	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

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
WaniKani: Level 6

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 (34)

Code	Reference
1-5-3	SKIP code
3d5.14	The Kanji Dictionary
8640.0	Four corner code
2377	deroo
77e5	Unicode hex code
1-35-46	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3169	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3978	New Nelson (John Haig)
1127	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1446	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1223	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
207	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
636	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
196	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23935	Morohashi
169	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
214	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
112	sakade
229	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
186	henshall3
160	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
73	crowley
143	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
1394	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1231	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi1, zhi4	Pinyin reading
ji	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level