君子の交わりは淡きこと水のごとし

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid
Proverbfrom the Zhuangzi

Also written 君子の交わりは淡きこと水の如し【くんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとし】

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Characters in this word

君

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mister, you, ruler, male name suffix

Kun: きみ-ぎみ
On: クン

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 947 of 2500
Radical: 口 mouth
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

一口ノヨ

Used in names as

み

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
3-4-3, 4-7-1	SKIP code
3d4.23	The Kanji Dictionary
1760.7	Four corner code
3577	deroo
541b	Unicode hex code
1-23-15	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
899	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
746	New Nelson (John Haig)
3206	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3974	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2045	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2762	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1162	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1246	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
700	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
515	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
479	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3323	Morohashi
266	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
793	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
807	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
198	sakade
403	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
285	henshall3
280	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
204	crowley
1289	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
287	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1170	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jun1	Pinyin reading
gun	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

子

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child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun: こ-こね
On: シスツ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 72 of 2500
Radical: 子 child
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

子

Used in names as

いきぎくけねっ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-1, 4-2-1	SKIP code
2c0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7	Four corner code
3547	deroo
5b50	Unicode hex code
1-27-50	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281	New Nelson (John Haig)
3390	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930	Morohashi
25	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31	sakade
43	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40	henshall3
18	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42	crowley
69	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
455	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

交

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mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

Kun: まじ.わるまじ.えるま.じるまじ.るま.ざるま.ぜる-か.うか.わすかわ.すこもごも
On: コウ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 178 of 2500
Radical: 亠 lid
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

父亠

Used in names as

かた

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
2-2-4, 2-4-2	SKIP code
2j4.3	The Kanji Dictionary
0040.8	Four corner code
466	deroo
4ea4	Unicode hex code
1-24-82	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
290	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
90	New Nelson (John Haig)
2015	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2508	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1272	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1738	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1275	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1368	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
200	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
293	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
86	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
291	Morohashi
115	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
114	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
114	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
212	sakade
298	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
128	henshall3
120	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
269	crowley
504	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
38	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1283	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao1	Pinyin reading
gyo	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level

淡

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thin, faint, pale, fleeting

Kun: あわ.い
On: タン

Strokes: 11
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1436 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 49

Built from

火汁

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
1-3-8	SKIP code
3a8.15	The Kanji Dictionary
3918.9	Four corner code
362	deroo
6de1	Unicode hex code
1-35-24	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2602	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3202	New Nelson (John Haig)
528	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
640	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
389	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
484	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
164	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
176	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1478	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1340	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1065	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17660	Morohashi
1565	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1337	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1420	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1479	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1458	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1401	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1214	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
166	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dan4	Pinyin reading
dam	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49	WaniKani level

水

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water

Kun: みずみず-
On: スイ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 223 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

水

Used in names as

うずずみつどみみさみつみなみん

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-3, 4-4-3	SKIP code
3a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1223.0	Four corner code
1142	deroo
6c34	Unicode hex code
1-31-69	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2482	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3030	New Nelson (John Haig)
10	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
130	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
144	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
54	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
16	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17083	Morohashi
40	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
21	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
14	sakade
68	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
16	henshall3
31	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
166	crowley
19	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1151	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
132	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shui3	Pinyin reading
su	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level