Entry
  1. Noun

    area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend

    Sports

  2. (one's) field; (one's) scope; area of expertise; range of topics one can converse about; breadth of one's interests and knowledge

  3. one's type; kind of person one is attracted to

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

guard, protect, defend, obey

Kun
まも.るまも.りもり-もりかみ
On
シュ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
457 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3m3.2The Kanji Dictionary
3034.2Four corner code
748deroo
5b88Unicode hex code
1-28-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1282Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1310New Nelson (John Haig)
2173New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2697Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1375Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1861Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
186Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
198Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
564A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
284Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
352Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7071Morohashi
300A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
490Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
499Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
421sakade
460Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
316henshall3
270Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
364crowley
537Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
466Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
189Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

equip, provision, preparation

Kun
そな.えるそな.わるつぶさ.に
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
356 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

びっびん

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-10SKIP code
2a10.4The Kanji Dictionary
2422.7Four corner code
2153deroo
5099Unicode hex code
1-40-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
519Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
284New Nelson (John Haig)
146New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
165Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
109Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
126Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1183Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1267Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
321A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1539Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
750Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
967Morohashi
774A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
768Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
782Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
700sakade
332Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
795henshall3
763Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
201crowley
613Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
124Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1191Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pattern, example, model

On
ハン
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1088 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 42

Built from

Used in names as

のり

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-6-9SKIP code
6f9.3The Kanji Dictionary
8851.2Four corner code
2356deroo
7bc4Unicode hex code
1-40-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3424Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4330New Nelson (John Haig)
2709New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3360Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2364Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1413Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1516Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1126A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2384Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1067Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26253Morohashi
1719A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1092Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1143Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1606Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1789Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1061Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1487Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1425Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan4Pinyin reading
beomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

Kun
かこ.むかこ.うかこ.い
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
771 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-4SKIP code
3s4.2The Kanji Dictionary
6055.0Four corner code
1955deroo
56f2Unicode hex code
1-16-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1032Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
945New Nelson (John Haig)
3069New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3807Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1949Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2643Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1807Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1948Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
945A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
501AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
803Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4722Morohashi
422A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1194Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1257Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
343sakade
423Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
446henshall3
474Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1062Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
340Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1825Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei2Pinyin reading
wiKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level