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Entry

  1. Noun

    all times and places; all ages and countries

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    古今東西、嫁と姑の仲は上手くいかぬ例が多いと見える。
    In all times and places many examples of poor relations between wives and mothers-in-law can be seen.
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Characters in this word

4
古
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old

Kun
ふる.いふる--ふる.す
On
コ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
509 of 2500
Radical
口 mouth
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

口十

Used in names as

ふゆ

Words starting with 古Words ending in 古Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-3SKIP code
2k3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4060.0Four corner code
1577deroo
53e4Unicode hex code
1-24-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
770Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
702New Nelson (John Haig)
2002New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2495Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1262Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1728Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
16Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
16Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
373A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
154Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
93Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3233Morohashi
109A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
172Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
172Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70sakade
32Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
121henshall3
107Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
320crowley
86Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
278Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
16Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
今
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now

Kun
いま
On
コンキン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
49 of 2500
Radical
人 person
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

个一

Used in names as

な

Words starting with 今Words ending in 今Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 2-3-1SKIP code
2a2.10The Kanji Dictionary
8020.7Four corner code
2860deroo
4ecaUnicode hex code
1-26-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
352Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
112New Nelson (John Haig)
1968New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2464Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1246Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1712Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1587Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1711Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
146A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
67Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
94Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
358Morohashi
125A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
51Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
51Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
81sakade
12Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
138henshall3
93Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
50crowley
27Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
45Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1601Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin1Pinyin reading
geumKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
東
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east

Kun
ひがし
On
トウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
37 of 2500
Radical
木 tree
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

｜一日木田

Used in names as

あいあがりあずまあづまこちさきしのとおはるひがもと

Words starting with 東Words ending in 東Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.9The Kanji Dictionary
5090.6Four corner code
1564deroo
6771Unicode hex code
1-37-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
213Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2596New Nelson (John Haig)
3568New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4385Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2987Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
504Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
543Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
11A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
771Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
27Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14499Morohashi
184A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
71Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
71Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
121sakade
63Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
201henshall3
164Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
108crowley
39Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
1053Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
516Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong1Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
西
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west, Spain

Kun
にし
On
セイサイス
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
259 of 2500
Radical
襾 cover
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

西

Used in names as

いりひしむら

Words starting with 西Words ending in 西Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-6-1SKIP code
0a6.20The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0Four corner code
3275deroo
897fUnicode hex code
1-32-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4273Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5514New Nelson (John Haig)
3520New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4333Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2193Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2951Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1602Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1728Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
167A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
336Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
28Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34763Morohashi
152A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
72Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96sakade
83Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
169henshall3
128Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
198crowley
40Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
1638Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1616Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi1Pinyin reading
seoKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level