将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse
Proverb

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Characters in this word

将

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about

Kun: まさ.にはたまさひきい.るもって
On: ショウソウ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 634 of 2500
Radical: 寸 inch
WaniKani: Level 36

Built from

寸爪爿

Used in names as

かつかつりすすむたかゆき

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-3-7	SKIP code
2b8.3	The Kanji Dictionary
3714.2, 3214.9	Four corner code
1248	deroo
5c06	Unicode hex code
1-30-13	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2840	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1379	New Nelson (John Haig)
460	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
551	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
336	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
415	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
731	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
789	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
561	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1040	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
920	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7437P	Morohashi
899	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
627	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
637	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
911	henshall3
906	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
447	crowley
830	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
506	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
739	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiang1, jiang4	Pinyin reading
jang	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36	WaniKani level

射

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shoot, shine into, onto, archery

Kun: い.るさ.すう.つ
On: シャ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 937 of 2500
Radical: 寸 inch
WaniKani: Level 34

Built from

身寸

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-7-3	SKIP code
0a10.8	The Kanji Dictionary
2420.0, 2440.0	Four corner code
848	deroo
5c04	Unicode hex code
1-28-45	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4603	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1380	New Nelson (John Haig)
1458	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1850	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
979	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1327	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1249	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1338	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1000	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1144	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
989	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7434	Morohashi
882	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
900	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
922	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1222	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
893	henshall3
902	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1015	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
505	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1257	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
she4, shi2, ye4	Pinyin reading
sa, seog	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34	WaniKani level

欲

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Kun: ほっ.するほ.しい
On: ヨク

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 902 of 2500
Radical: 欠 lack
WaniKani: Level 32

Built from

欠口谷ハ个

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-7-4	SKIP code
4j7.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8768.2	Four corner code
2062	deroo
6b32	Unicode hex code
1-45-63	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4461	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2936	New Nelson (John Haig)
1475	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
990	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1341	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
792	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
855	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
999	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
535	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16080	Morohashi
987	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1127	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1179	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876	sakade
650	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
997	henshall3
936	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1124	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1122	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
800	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4	Pinyin reading
yog	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32	WaniKani level

先

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Kun: さきま.ず
On: セン

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 173 of 2500
Radical: 儿 legs
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

ノ土儿

Used in names as

ぽん

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-4-2	SKIP code
3b3.7	The Kanji Dictionary
2421.1	Four corner code
2457	deroo
5148	Unicode hex code
1-32-72	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
571	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350	New Nelson (John Haig)
2394	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3046	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
248	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
201	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
65	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1349	Morohashi
49	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33	sakade
16	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
43	henshall3
54	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
115	crowley
48	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
145	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
254	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian1	Pinyin reading
seon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

馬

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

horse

Kun: うまま
On: バメマボモ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 639 of 2500
Radical: 馬 horse
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

馬杰

Used in names as

たばん

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
3-6-4, 4-10-1	SKIP code
10a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7132.7	Four corner code
3450	deroo
99ac	Unicode hex code
1-39-47	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5191	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6725	New Nelson (John Haig)
3296	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4086	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1978	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
512	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1257	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
142	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44572	Morohashi
191	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
283	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
127	sakade
1015	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
210	henshall3
199	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
484	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1997	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ma3	Pinyin reading
ma	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level