他人のふんどしで相撲を取る

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
see 人のふんどしで相撲を取るsee ひとのふんどしですもうをとる

Also written 他人の褌で相撲を取る【たにんのふんどしですもうをとる】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

他

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

other, another, the others

Kun: ほか
On: タ

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 543 of 2500
Radical: 人 person
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

化也

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-2-3	SKIP code
2a3.4	The Kanji Dictionary
2421.2	Four corner code
2156	deroo
4ed6	Unicode hex code
1-34-30	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
361	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
122	New Nelson (John Haig)
35	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
39	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
22	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
23	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
961	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1034	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
355	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
129	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
520	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
370	Morohashi
334	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
120	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
120	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
459	sakade
301	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
354	henshall3
255	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
172	crowley
415	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
60	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
970	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ta1	Pinyin reading
ta	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

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

相

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

Kun: あい-
On: ソウショウ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 45 of 2500
Radical: 目 eye
WaniKani: Level 9

Built from

木目

Used in names as

あいおうささがすけ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-4-5	SKIP code
4a5.3	The Kanji Dictionary
4690.0	Four corner code
1879	deroo
76f8	Unicode hex code
1-33-74	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2241	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3920	New Nelson (John Haig)
900	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1120	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
609	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
808	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
209	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
222	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
66	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
868	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
97	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23151	Morohashi
530	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
146	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
146	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
452	sakade
759	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
348	henshall3
334	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
111	crowley
391	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1383	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
213	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang1, xiang4	Pinyin reading
sang	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9	WaniKani level

撲

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak

On: ボク

Strokes: 15
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1283 of 2500
Radical: 手 hand
WaniKani: Level 43

Built from

王人并羊扎二大

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-3-12	SKIP code
3c12.1	The Kanji Dictionary
5203.4	Four corner code
1363	deroo
64b2	Unicode hex code
1-43-48	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1993	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2274	New Nelson (John Haig)
733	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
903	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
513	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
666	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1793	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1932	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1497	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1464	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12755	Morohashi
1822	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1889	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2062	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1384	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1771	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1489	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
927	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1810	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
pu1	Pinyin reading
bag, bog	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43	WaniKani level

取

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun: と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On: シュ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 122 of 2500
Radical: 又 again
WaniKani: Level 16

Built from

耳又

Used in names as

どる

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-6-2	SKIP code
6e2.2	The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0	Four corner code
3267	deroo
53d6	Unicode hex code
1-28-72	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679	New Nelson (John Haig)
1262	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158	Morohashi
301	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238	sakade
393	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317	henshall3
303	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194	crowley
270	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3	Pinyin reading
chwi	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16	WaniKani level