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Entry

  1. Noun

    kanazōshi; early Edo-period genre written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji, primarily intended for women and children

    Historical term

Also written 仮名草紙【かなぞうし】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
仮
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal

Kun
かりかり-
On
カケ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1039 of 2500
Radical
人 person
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

化又厂
Words starting with 仮Words ending in 仮Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-2-4SKIP code
2a4.15The Kanji Dictionary
2124.7Four corner code
2167deroo
4eeeUnicode hex code
1-18-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
382Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
144New Nelson (John Haig)
50New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
53Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
966Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1039Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1322A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
231Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
696Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
398Morohashi
625A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1049Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1092Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
559sakade
304Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
656henshall3
656Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1141Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
63Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
975Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jia3, jia4Pinyin reading
ga, banKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
名
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun
な-な
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
177 of 2500
Radical
口 mouth
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

口夕

Used in names as

と

Words starting with 名Words ending in 名Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3, 4-6-1SKIP code
3d3.12The Kanji Dictionary
2760.0Four corner code
2577deroo
540dUnicode hex code
1-44-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716New Nelson (John Haig)
2169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
116A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
346Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
131Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3297Morohashi
71A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
82Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140sakade
34Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
55henshall3
53Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
140crowley
82Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
285Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
113Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
草
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Kun
くさくさ--ぐさ
On
ソウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
967 of 2500
Radical
艸 grass
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

十日艾

Used in names as

そや

Words starting with 草Words ending in 草Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3k6.13The Kanji Dictionary
4440.6Four corner code
1955deroo
8349Unicode hex code
1-33-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3939Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5032New Nelson (John Haig)
2263New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2813Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
224Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
238Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
705A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
934Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
118Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30945PMorohashi
162A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
249Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
249Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106sakade
865Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
57henshall3
77Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
567Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
652Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
229Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cao3Pinyin reading
choKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
子
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
こ-こね
On
シスツ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
72 of 2500
Radical
子 child
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

子

Used in names as

いきぎくけねっ

Words starting with 子Words ending in 子Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7Four corner code
3547deroo
5b50Unicode hex code
1-27-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281New Nelson (John Haig)
3390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930Morohashi
25A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31sakade
43Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40henshall3
18Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42crowley
69Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
455Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level