勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong; if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army
Proverb

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Characters in this word

勝

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

victory, win, prevail, excel

Kun: か.つ-が.ちまさ.るすぐ.れるかつ
On: ショウ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 185 of 2500
Radical: 力 power

Built from

月人大二并力

Used in names as

かちとよし

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-4-8	SKIP code
4b8.4	The Kanji Dictionary
7922.7	Four corner code
3945	deroo
52dd	Unicode hex code
1-30-01	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3787	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
553	New Nelson (John Haig)
1005	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1268	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
686	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
918	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1209	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1294	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
197	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1613	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
266	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2409	Morohashi
319	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
509	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
250	sakade
373	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
335	henshall3
401	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
419	crowley
263	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
224	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1217	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng4, sheng1	Pinyin reading
seung	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

官

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bureaucrat, the government, organ

On: カン

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 230 of 2500
Radical: 宀 roof

Built from

口宀｜

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-3-5	SKIP code
3m5.6	The Kanji Dictionary
3077.7	Four corner code
777	deroo
5b98	Unicode hex code
1-20-17	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1295	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1322	New Nelson (John Haig)
2226	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2766	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1417	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1912	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1271	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1363	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
225	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
672	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
318	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7107	Morohashi
441	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
326	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
326	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
364	sakade
462	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
465	henshall3
498	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
202	crowley
540	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
469	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1279	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guan1	Pinyin reading
gwan	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

軍

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

army, force, troops, war, battle

Kun: いくさ
On: グン

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 189 of 2500
Radical: 車 cart

Built from

車冖

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-2-7	SKIP code
2i7.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3750.6	Four corner code
3655	deroo
8ecd	Unicode hex code
1-23-19	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
628	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5943	New Nelson (John Haig)
2080	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2582	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1318	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1789	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
301	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
323	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
193	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
906	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
100	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38179	Morohashi
466	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
438	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
444	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593	sakade
938	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
490	henshall3
522	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
36	crowley
778	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1771	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
307	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jun1	Pinyin reading
gun	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

負

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Kun: ま.けるま.かすお.う
On: フ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 443 of 2500
Radical: 貝 shell

Built from

貝目ハ勹

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
2-2-7, 2-7-2	SKIP code
2n7.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2780.6	Four corner code
2561	deroo
8ca0	Unicode hex code
1-41-73	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4488	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5769	New Nelson (John Haig)
2091	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2594	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1327	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1799	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
63	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
67	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
473	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
981	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
503	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36660X	Morohashi
383	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
510	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312	sakade
918	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
406	henshall3
346	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
717	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1722	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
63	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4	Pinyin reading
bu	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

賊

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

burglar, rebel, traitor, robber

On: ゾク

Strokes: 13
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 2045 of 2500
Radical: 貝 shell

Built from

貝目ハ十戈

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

Dictionary and index codes (28)

Code	Reference
1-7-6	SKIP code
7b6.3	The Kanji Dictionary
6385.0	Four corner code
3959	deroo
8cca	Unicode hex code
1-34-17	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4508	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5801	New Nelson (John Haig)
1530	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1391	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
357	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
381	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1999	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1426	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36759	Morohashi
1537	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1807	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1946	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1782	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1669	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1584	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1744	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
363	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zei2, ze2	Pinyin reading
jeog	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)