Entry
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    selective breeding

    19世紀末になって初めて植物の品種改良は科学の一分野となった。
    Not until the end of the nineteenth century, did plant breeding become a scientific discipline.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses

Kun
しな
On
ヒンホン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
225 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3d6.15The Kanji Dictionary
6066.0Four corner code
3777deroo
54c1Unicode hex code
1-41-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
923Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
792New Nelson (John Haig)
2248New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2795Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1437Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1937Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
23Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
23Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
138A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
916Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
146Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3581Morohashi
382A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
230Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
311sakade
138Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
405henshall3
345Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
372crowley
683Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
328Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
23Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
pin3Pinyin reading
pumKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

species, kind, class, variety, seed

Kun
たね-ぐさ
On
シュ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
461 of 2500
Radical
grain
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

おいくさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-9SKIP code
5d9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2291.4Four corner code
2272deroo
7a2eUnicode hex code
1-28-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3295Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4159New Nelson (John Haig)
1218New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
823Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1679Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1810Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
435A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2124Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
232Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25174Morohashi
503A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
228Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
228Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
423sakade
783Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
531henshall3
618Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
417crowley
564Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1442Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1695Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong3, chong2, zhong4Pinyin reading
jongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

Kun
あらた.めるあらた.まる
On
カイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
147 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
4i3.1The Kanji Dictionary
1874.0Four corner code
3566deroo
6539Unicode hex code
1-18-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1464Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2332New Nelson (John Haig)
243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
287Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
528Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
567Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
294A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
379Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
691Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13114Morohashi
435A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
514Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
523Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
359sakade
584Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
458henshall3
475Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
289crowley
726Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
933Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
534Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gai3Pinyin reading
gaeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

good, pleasing, skilled

Kun
よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い
On
リョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
501 of 2500
Radical
stopping
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

ながまことよしりょろう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-7-4, 3-5-2SKIP code
0a7.3The Kanji Dictionary
3073.2Four corner code
865deroo
826fUnicode hex code
1-46-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3885Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4954New Nelson (John Haig)
3558New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4373Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2216Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2980Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1468Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1578Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
520A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
767Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
586Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30597Morohashi
598A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
321Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
530sakade
861Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
628henshall3
492Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
479crowley
602Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1642Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1480Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang2Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level