小人閑居して不善をなす — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
an idle brain is the devil's shop
Proverb

Also written 小人閑居して不善を為す【しょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなす】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

小

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

little, small

Kun: ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
On: ショウ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 114 of 2500
Radical: 小 small
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

小

Used in names as

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-2	SKIP code
3n0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
9000.0	Four corner code
1141	deroo
5c0f	Unicode hex code
1-30-14	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1355	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1389	New Nelson (John Haig)
7	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
105	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
21	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7473	Morohashi
36	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
24	sakade
46	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
27	henshall3
15	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
126	crowley
88	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15	busy_people
511	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
106	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao3	Pinyin reading
so	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

人

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

person

Kun: ひと-り-と
On: ジンニン

Strokes: 2
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 5 of 2500
Radical: 人 person
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

人

Used in names as

じとねひこふみ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-2-4	SKIP code
2a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0	Four corner code
1262	deroo
4eba	Unicode hex code
1-31-45	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
339	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99	New Nelson (John Haig)
3368	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4175	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344	Morohashi
39	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30	sakade
11	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
39	henshall3
7	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2	crowley
15	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5	busy_people
42	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
960	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren2	Pinyin reading
in	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

閑

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leisure

On: カン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1994 of 2500
Radical: 門 gate
WaniKani: Level 59

Built from

木門

Used in names as

がより

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
3-8-4	SKIP code
8e4.2	The Kanji Dictionary
7790.4	Four corner code
3864	deroo
9591	Unicode hex code
1-20-55	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4948	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6390	New Nelson (John Haig)
3322	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4123	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2093	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2837	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1625	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1753	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1645	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1820	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1280	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41247	Morohashi
1109	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1532	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1633	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1861	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1598	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1718	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1842	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1639	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian2	Pinyin reading
han	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59	WaniKani level

居

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reside, to be, exist, live with

Kun: い.る-いお.る
On: キョコ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 5
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 836 of 2500
Radical: 尸 corpse
WaniKani: Level 25

Built from

口十尸

Used in names as

おきぐすえ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
3-3-5	SKIP code
3r5.3	The Kanji Dictionary
7726.4	Four corner code
3777	deroo
5c45	Unicode hex code
1-21-79	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1387	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1416	New Nelson (John Haig)
3080	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3822	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1959	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2653	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1063	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1143	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
777	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
737	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
208	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7663	Morohashi
649	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
171	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
171	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
586	sakade
483	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
678	henshall3
680	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
281	crowley
535	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
527	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1072	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju1, ji1	Pinyin reading
geo, gi	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25	WaniKani level

不

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On: フブ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 101 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

｜ノ一丶

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-4-1, 3-2-2, 3-3-1	SKIP code
0a4.2	The Kanji Dictionary
1090.0	Four corner code
3154	deroo
4e0d	Unicode hex code
1-41-52	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
17	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
13	New Nelson (John Haig)
3434	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4242	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2890	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1217	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1302	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
134	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
94	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
130	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19	Morohashi
572	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
94	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500	sakade
104	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600	henshall3
444	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
103	crowley
422	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18	busy_people
10	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1225	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4, bu2	Pinyin reading
bu, bul	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

善

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

virtuous, good, goodness

Kun: よ.いい.いよ.くよし.とする
On: ゼン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 765 of 2500
Radical: 口 mouth
WaniKani: Level 19

Built from

王口并羊

Used in names as

たるよし

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-3-9, 2-2-10, 2-9-3	SKIP code
2o10.2	The Kanji Dictionary
8060.5, 8060.1	Four corner code
977	deroo
5584	Unicode hex code
1-33-17	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
606	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
859	New Nelson (John Haig)
2325	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2921	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1501	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2030	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1035	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1112	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
643	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1799	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
717	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3904	Morohashi
735	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1139	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1191	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
831	sakade
415	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
929	henshall3
949	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
676	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
295	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1044	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shan4	Pinyin reading
seon	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19	WaniKani level