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  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    happy events are often accompanied by difficulties; unsullied joy is rare

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 好事多磨【こうじたま】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
好
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fond, pleasing, like something

Kun
この.むす.くよ.いい.い
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
423 of 2500
Radical
女 woman
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

子女

Used in names as

こたかとしよし

Words starting with 好Words ending in 好Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-3, 1-3-2SKIP code
3e2.1The Kanji Dictionary
4744.7Four corner code
1747deroo
597dUnicode hex code
1-25-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1191Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1180New Nelson (John Haig)
208New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
240Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
184Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
99Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
103Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
308A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
413Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
882Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6053Morohashi
859A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
104Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
104Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
503henshall3
465Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
262crowley
244Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
432Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
100Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hao3, hao4Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
事
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
On
ジズ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
18 of 2500
Radical
亅 hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

一口亅ヨ

Used in names as

ろ

Words starting with 事Words ending in 事Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7Four corner code
1547deroo
4e8bUnicode hex code
1-27-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71New Nelson (John Haig)
3567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241Morohashi
293A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230sakade
108Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309henshall3
300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10crowley
237Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
30Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
多
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

many, frequent, much

Kun
おお.いまさ.にまさ.る
On
タ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
139 of 2500
Radical
夕 evening
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

夕
Words starting with 多Words ending in 多Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3SKIP code
0a6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2720.7Four corner code
2560deroo
591aUnicode hex code
1-34-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1169Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1127New Nelson (John Haig)
2170New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2694Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1372Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1858Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
108Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
113Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
161A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
347Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
181Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5756Morohashi
163A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
229Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
108sakade
39Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
180henshall3
129Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
128crowley
104Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
405Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
110Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duo1Pinyin reading
daKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
魔
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

witch, demon, evil spirit

On
マ
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1514 of 2500
Radical
鬼 ghost
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

鬼田木儿匕广麻厶
Words starting with 魔Words ending in 魔Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-18, 3-11-10SKIP code
3q18.2The Kanji Dictionary
0021.3Four corner code
557deroo
9b54Unicode hex code
1-43-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5398Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6843New Nelson (John Haig)
3187New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3953Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2035Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2747Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2022Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2178Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1326A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2961Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1546Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45906PMorohashi
1832A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1528Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1629Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1919Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1942Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1418Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1929Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2041Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level