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Entry

  1. Noun

    salvation by faith in Amitabha

    BuddhismYojijukugo (four character compound)see 阿弥陀

    他力本願じゃだめだよ。自分でなんとかしようという気持ちがなくちゃ。
    You shouldn't rely on others. It's important to want to help yourself.

  2. relying on others; depending on others

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
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)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.4The Kanji Dictionary
2421.2Four corner code
2156deroo
4ed6Unicode hex code
1-34-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
361Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
122New Nelson (John Haig)
35New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
39Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
22Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
23Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
961Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1034Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
355A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
129Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
520Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
370Morohashi
334A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
120Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
120Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
459sakade
301Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
354henshall3
255Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
172crowley
415Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
60Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
970Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ta1Pinyin reading
taKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
力
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

Kun
ちから
On
リョクリキリイ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
62 of 2500
Radical
力 power
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

力

Used in names as

じからつとむ

Words starting with 力Words ending in 力Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4SKIP code
2g0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4002.7Four corner code
1645deroo
529bUnicode hex code
1-46-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
715Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
521New Nelson (John Haig)
3371New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4178Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
858Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
69A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
11Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
53Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2288Morohashi
74A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
100Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148sakade
128Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
38henshall3
9Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
38crowley
173Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.15busy_people
207Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
866Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ryeogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
本
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Kun
もと
On
ホン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
10 of 2500
Radical
木 tree
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

一木

Used in names as

まとごう

Words starting with 本Words ending in 本Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.25The Kanji Dictionary
5023.0Four corner code
1855deroo
672cUnicode hex code
1-43-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2536New Nelson (John Haig)
3502New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4314Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2937Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
211Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
224Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
15A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
212Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14421Morohashi
70A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
25Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45sakade
61Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
76henshall3
47Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
6crowley
37Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
1046Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
215Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ben3Pinyin reading
bonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
願
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Kun
ねが.う-ねがい
On
ガン
Strokes
19
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
894 of 2500
Radical
頁 leaf
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

貝目ハ小白頁厂

Used in names as

ら

Words starting with 願Words ending in 願Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-9, 3-3-16SKIP code
9a10.2The Kanji Dictionary
7128.6Four corner code
3361deroo
9858Unicode hex code
1-20-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
255Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6653New Nelson (John Haig)
1845New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2320Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1637Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
135Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
143Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
869A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
428Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43623Morohashi
446A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
581Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
590Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
368sakade
1011Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
469henshall3
637Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
862Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1897Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan4Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level