孟母断機の教え — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished
Proverbfrom a tale about Mencius' mother admonishing him from leaving school early by cutting apart a cloth she was in the middle of weavingsee 断機

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Characters in this word

孟

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chief, beginning

Kun: かしら
On: モウボウミョウ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Jinmeiyō
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 2127 of 2500
Radical: 子 child

Built from

皿子

Used in names as

たけしたけはるはじめつとむおさはい

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

Dictionary and index codes (18)

Code	Reference
2-3-5, 2-2-5	SKIP code
2c5.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1710.7	Four corner code
5b5f	Unicode hex code
1-44-50	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1269	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1291	New Nelson (John Haig)
2220	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2760	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1412	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1906	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2872	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
667	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
6960	Morohashi
2049	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
meng4	Pinyin reading
maeng, mang	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

母

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mother

Kun: ははも
On: ボ

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 570 of 2500
Radical: 毋 do not
WaniKani: Level 3

Built from

母毋

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-5-1	SKIP code
0a5.36	The Kanji Dictionary
7750.0	Four corner code
3647	deroo
6bcd	Unicode hex code
1-42-76	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2466	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3005	New Nelson (John Haig)
3475	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4287	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2165	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2917	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
101	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
105	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
554	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
326	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
89	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16723	Morohashi
203	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
112	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
112	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137	sakade
65	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
222	henshall3
114	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
317	crowley
74	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7	busy_people
1143	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
102	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu3	Pinyin reading
mo	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3	WaniKani level

断

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

Kun: た.つことわ.るさだ.める
On: ダン

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 5
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 338 of 2500
Radical: 斤 axe
WaniKani: Level 21

Built from

斤米｜一

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-7-4	SKIP code
6b5.6	The Kanji Dictionary
2272.1	Four corner code
1254	deroo
65ad	Unicode hex code
1-35-39	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2078	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2385	New Nelson (John Haig)
1492	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1885	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1001	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1355	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1136	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1218	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
493	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1669	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
606	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13557	Morohashi
750	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1024	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1063	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841	sakade
594	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
773	henshall3
743	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
426	crowley
900	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
955	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1145	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan4	Pinyin reading
dan	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21	WaniKani level

機

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loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

Kun: はた
On: キ

Strokes: 16
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 127 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 20

Built from

ノ木丶幺戈

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-4-12	SKIP code
4a12.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4295.3	Four corner code
1859	deroo
6a5f	Unicode hex code
1-21-01	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2379	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2880	New Nelson (John Haig)
1076	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1365	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
736	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
989	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1382	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1482	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
101	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2869	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
415	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15561	Morohashi
453	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
528	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
537	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
373	sakade
646	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
476	henshall3
631	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
158	crowley
334	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1115	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1394	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji1	Pinyin reading
gi	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20	WaniKani level

教

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teach, faith, doctrine

Kun: おし.えるおそ.わる
On: キョウ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 166 of 2500
Radical: 攴 rap
WaniKani: Level 7

Built from

子老攵乞

Used in names as

のりひさ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-7-4, 1-6-4	SKIP code
4i6.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4844.0	Four corner code
1466	deroo
6559	Unicode hex code
1-22-21	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2052	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2345	New Nelson (John Haig)
1493	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1887	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1002	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1356	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1254	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1343	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
97	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1408	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
247	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13213	Morohashi
101	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
245	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
245	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
191	sakade
179	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
112	henshall3
202	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
58	crowley
214	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
940	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1262	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao4, jiao1	Pinyin reading
gyo	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7	WaniKani level