EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    original idea; originality

    有能な大蔵大臣の創意になる処置は、行き詰まった国の財政から赤字をなくすのに役立った。
    The talented finance minister's ingenuity has helped his bankrupt nation to get out of the red.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

Kun
つく.るはじ.めるきずけず.しける
On
ソウショウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
741 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

はじめ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-2SKIP code
2f10.3The Kanji Dictionary
8260.0Four corner code
2843deroo
5275Unicode hex code
1-33-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
702Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
506New Nelson (John Haig)
1815New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2283Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1610Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1631Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1759Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
900A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1696Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
789Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2127Morohashi
920A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1308Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1387Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
832sakade
1098Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
932henshall3
950Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1113Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
205Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1646Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chuang4, chuang1Pinyin reading
changKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
99 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

もとよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-5-8SKIP code
5b8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.6Four corner code
458deroo
610fUnicode hex code
1-16-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1926New Nelson (John Haig)
2136New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2650Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
118A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2007Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
225Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10921Morohashi
226A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155sakade
176Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246henshall3
416Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
86crowley
291Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
791Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level