人間万事塞翁が馬 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

人

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

person

Kun: ひと-り-と
On: ジンニン

Strokes: 2
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 5 of 2500
Radical: 人 person
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

人

Used in names as

じとねひこふみ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-2-4	SKIP code
2a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0	Four corner code
1262	deroo
4eba	Unicode hex code
1-31-45	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
339	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99	New Nelson (John Haig)
3368	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4175	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344	Morohashi
39	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30	sakade
11	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
39	henshall3
7	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2	crowley
15	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5	busy_people
42	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
960	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren2	Pinyin reading
in	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

間

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

interval, space

Kun: あいだまあい
On: カンケン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 33 of 2500
Radical: 門 gate
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

日門

Used in names as

ちかははざはし

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-8-4	SKIP code
8e4.3	The Kanji Dictionary
7760.7	Four corner code
3878	deroo
9593	Unicode hex code
1-20-54	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4949	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6391	New Nelson (John Haig)
3323	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4122	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1620	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
27	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1822	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
174	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41249	Morohashi
92	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
43	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58	sakade
96	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
100	henshall3
215	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
31	crowley
161	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7	busy_people
1841	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1634	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1, jian4	Pinyin reading
gan	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

万

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ten thousand, 10,000

Kun: よろず
On: マンバン

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 375 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 3

Built from

｜ノ一

Used in names as

かずまゆる

Words starting with 万 Words ending in 万 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-2-1, 4-3-1	SKIP code
0a3.8	The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7	Four corner code
3145	deroo
4e07	Unicode hex code
1-43-92	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7	New Nelson (John Haig)
2936	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3653	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1865	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2542	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
64	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
68	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
96	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
43	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
84	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10	Morohashi
392	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
16	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
320	sakade
3	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
227	henshall3
86	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
215	crowley
13	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
8	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
64	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wan4, mo4	Pinyin reading
man, mug	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3	WaniKani level

事

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matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun: ことつか.うつか.える
On: ジズ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 18 of 2500
Radical: 亅 hook
WaniKani: Level 9

Built from

一口亅ヨ

Used in names as

ろ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-8-3	SKIP code
0a8.15	The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7	Four corner code
1547	deroo
4e8b	Unicode hex code
1-27-86	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71	New Nelson (John Haig)
3567	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241	Morohashi
293	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230	sakade
108	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309	henshall3
300	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10	crowley
237	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7	busy_people
30	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4	Pinyin reading
sa	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9	WaniKani level

塞

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close, shut, cover, block, obstruct

Kun: ふさ.ぐとりでみ.ちる
On: ソクサイ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Junior high
Radical: 土 earth

Built from

一土ハ宀

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

Dictionary and index codes (17)

Code	Reference
2-3-10	SKIP code
3m10.2	The Kanji Dictionary
3010.4	Four corner code
772	deroo
585e	Unicode hex code
1-26-41	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1324	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1069	New Nelson (John Haig)
2330	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2924	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2033	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2214	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1646	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5349	Morohashi
465	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
sai1, sai4, se4	Pinyin reading
sae, saeg	Korean reading

翁

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venerable old man

Kun: おきな
On: オウ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 2064 of 2500
Radical: 羽 feather

Built from

羽ハ冫厶

Used in names as

おおな

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

Dictionary and index codes (28)

Code	Reference
2-2-8, 2-4-6	SKIP code
2o8.6	The Kanji Dictionary
8012.7	Four corner code
2053	deroo
7fc1	Unicode hex code
1-18-07	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
596	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4677	New Nelson (John Haig)
2108	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2611	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1335	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1809	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
786	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
849	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2004	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1430	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1594	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28635P	Morohashi
1037	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1930	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1382	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2115	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1940	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1571	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
794	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
weng1	Pinyin reading
ong	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

馬

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horse

Kun: うまま
On: バメマボモ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 639 of 2500
Radical: 馬 horse
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

馬杰

Used in names as

たばん

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
3-6-4, 4-10-1	SKIP code
10a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7132.7	Four corner code
3450	deroo
99ac	Unicode hex code
1-39-47	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5191	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6725	New Nelson (John Haig)
3296	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4086	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1978	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
512	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1257	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
142	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44572	Morohashi
191	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
283	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
127	sakade
1015	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
210	henshall3
199	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
484	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1997	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ma3	Pinyin reading
ma	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level