Entry
  1. Noun

    person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku)

    Historical term

  2. executioner; person in charge of beheading

    Historical term

  3. rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony

    Sumosee 太刀持ち

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

plump, thick, big around

Kun
ふと.いふと.る
On
タイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
552 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

おおたかひろ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-1, 4-4-4SKIP code
0a4.18The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0Four corner code
1463deroo
592aUnicode hex code
1-34-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1172Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1137New Nelson (John Haig)
2152New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2673Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1360Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1846Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
120Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
126Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
343A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
105Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
508Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5834Morohashi
164A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
629Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
639Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
269sakade
151Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
181henshall3
98Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
257crowley
124Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
409Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
121Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tai4Pinyin reading
taeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sword, saber, knife

Kun
かたなそり
On
トウ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1794 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

わき

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-1-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2f0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1722.0Four corner code
3545deroo
5200Unicode hex code
1-37-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
665Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
448New Nelson (John Haig)
2926New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3642Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2534Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
83Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
87Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1494A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
12Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
34Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1845Morohashi
181A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
37Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
37Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
289sakade
1088Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
198henshall3
81Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
441Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
177Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
84Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao1Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On
シュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
122 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

どる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
6e2.2The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0Four corner code
3267deroo
53d6Unicode hex code
1-28-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679New Nelson (John Haig)
1262New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158Morohashi
301A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238sakade
393Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317henshall3
303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194crowley
270Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level