前門の虎、後門の狼 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

前

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in front, before

Kun: まえ-まえ
On: ゼン

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 27 of 2500
Radical: 刀 knife
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

一刈月并

Used in names as

さきさとまい

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-3-6, 2-2-7	SKIP code
2o7.3	The Kanji Dictionary
8022.1	Four corner code
943	deroo
524d	Unicode hex code
1-33-16	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
595	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
490	New Nelson (John Haig)
2266	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2819	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
290	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
921	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
139	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2011X	Morohashi
159	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
47	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102	sakade
23	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
177	henshall3
182	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
53	crowley
29	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3	busy_people
196	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
296	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian2	Pinyin reading
jeon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

門

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gate, counter for cannons

Kun: かどと
On: モン

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 452 of 2500
Radical: 門 gate
WaniKani: Level 16

Built from

門

Used in names as

じょうもゆき

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-4-4, 3-8-0	SKIP code
8e0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7777.7, 7777.0	Four corner code
3853	deroo
9580	Unicode hex code
1-44-71	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4940	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6381	New Nelson (John Haig)
888	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1100	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
597	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
789	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1616	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1743	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
385	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
601	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
105	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41208	Morohashi
211	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
161	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143	sakade
269	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
231	henshall3
168	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
376	crowley
445	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1838	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1630	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
men2	Pinyin reading
mun	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16	WaniKani level

虎

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tiger, drunkard

Kun: とら
On: コ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1653 of 2500
Radical: 虍 tiger
WaniKani: Level 41

Built from

卜儿匕厂虍

Used in names as

たけ

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

Dictionary and index codes (25)

Code	Reference
3-4-4, 3-6-2	SKIP code
2m6.3	The Kanji Dictionary
2121.7, 2121.1	Four corner code
1257	deroo
864e	Unicode hex code
1-24-55	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4105	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5265	New Nelson (John Haig)
3212	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3981	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2048	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2766	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1990	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2145	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1558	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
754	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1932	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32675	Morohashi
2234	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1677	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2009	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hu3	Pinyin reading
ho	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41	WaniKani level

後

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behind, back, later

Kun: のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
On: ゴコウ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 26 of 2500
Radical: 彳 step
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

夂幺彳

Used in names as

こしししいしり

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-3-6	SKIP code
3i6.5	The Kanji Dictionary
2224.7	Four corner code
2067	deroo
5f8c	Unicode hex code
1-24-69	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1610	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1742	New Nelson (John Haig)
361	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1379	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1300	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10098	Morohashi
111	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
48	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208	sakade
53	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
123	henshall3
174	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
48	crowley
30	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11	busy_people
625	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1391	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou4	Pinyin reading
hu	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

狼

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wolf

Kun: おおかみ
On: ロウ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Jinmeiyō
Frequency: 2129 of 2500
Radical: 犬 dog

Built from

艮犯

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

Dictionary and index codes (15)

Code	Reference
1-3-7	SKIP code
3g7.3	The Kanji Dictionary
4323.2	Four corner code
72fc	Unicode hex code
1-47-21	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2888	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3579	New Nelson (John Haig)
541	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
407	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2339	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2428	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1303	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20432	Morohashi
lang2	Pinyin reading
rang	Korean reading