Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    description; describing; depicting

    その恐ろしさは名状し難い。
    It is frightening beyond description.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun
-な
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
177 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3, 4-6-1SKIP code
3d3.12The Kanji Dictionary
2760.0Four corner code
2577deroo
540dUnicode hex code
1-44-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716New Nelson (John Haig)
2169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
116A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
346Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
131Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3297Morohashi
71A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
82Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140sakade
34Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
55henshall3
53Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
140crowley
82Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
285Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
113Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance

On
ジョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
298 of 2500
Radical
dog
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
2b5.1The Kanji Dictionary
3313.4Four corner code
1263deroo
72b6Unicode hex code
1-30-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2839Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3556New Nelson (John Haig)
272New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
322Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
204Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
244Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
239Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
254Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
414A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
365AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
512Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20257Morohashi
717A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
626Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
636Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
818sakade
727Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
739henshall3
672Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
430crowley
829Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1296Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
244Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuang4Pinyin reading
jang, sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level