Entry
  1. Noun

    everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flunky

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)oft. used derogatively

    ジムは八方美人だから、彼の言うことは当てにならない。
    You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody.
  2. flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

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Characters in this word

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eight, eight radical (no. 12)

Kun
や.つやっ.つよう
On
ハチハツ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
92 of 2500
Radical
eight
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

はっやちやつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-1SKIP code
2o0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
2062deroo
516bUnicode hex code
1-40-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
577Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
369New Nelson (John Haig)
3New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3644Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2536Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
8Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
8Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
41A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
19Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
10Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1450Morohashi
66A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
10Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
10Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
8sakade
18Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
8henshall3
4Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
116crowley
8Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
151Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
8Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ba1, ba2Pinyin reading
palKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
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direction, person, alternative

Kun
かた-かた-がた
On
ホウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
46 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

からなたふさまさみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
4h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
445deroo
65b9Unicode hex code
1-42-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2082Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389New Nelson (John Haig)
1963New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
85Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13620Morohashi
204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
70Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138sakade
182Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
223henshall3
102Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
25crowley
43Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
957Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
501Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
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beauty, beautiful

Kun
うつく.しい
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
462 of 2500
Radical
sheep
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

はるよしよしみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-6, 2-6-3, 4-9-4SKIP code
2o7.4The Kanji Dictionary
8043.1Four corner code
963deroo
7f8eUnicode hex code
1-40-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3658Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4660New Nelson (John Haig)
2264New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2817Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1451Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1955Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
548Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
587Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
289A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
923Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
268Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28435Morohashi
376A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
401Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
405Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308sakade
833Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
398henshall3
343Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
339crowley
673Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.19busy_people
1566Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
554Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mei3Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
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person

Kun
ひと-り-と
On
ジンニン
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
5 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

ひこふみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4SKIP code
2a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
1262deroo
4ebaUnicode hex code
1-31-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
339Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99New Nelson (John Haig)
3368New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4175Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344Morohashi
39A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30sakade
11Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
39henshall3
7Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2crowley
15Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
42Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
960Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren2Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level