Entry
  1. Noun

    minority ethnic group; ethnic minority; minority race

    少数民族の雇用促進政策とはいっても、建前にすぎず、現状はマイノリティーが職に就けるチャンスなどほとんどない。
    Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

few, little

Kun
すく.ないすこ.し
On
ショウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
287 of 2500
Radical
small
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-4, 1-1-3SKIP code
3n1.1The Kanji Dictionary
9020.0Four corner code
1160deroo
5c11Unicode hex code
1-30-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
166Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1390New Nelson (John Haig)
3467New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4278Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2163Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2915Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
106Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
111Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
231A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
88Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
129Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7475Morohashi
143A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
144Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
144Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93sakade
47Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
160henshall3
95Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
153crowley
105Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
512Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
107Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shao3, shao4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

number, strength, fate, law, figures

Kun
かずかぞ.えるしばしばせ.めるわずらわ.しい
On
スウサクソクシュ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
148 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

じゅ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-9-4SKIP code
4i9.1The Kanji Dictionary
9844.0Four corner code
1066deroo
6570Unicode hex code
1-31-84JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2057Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2353New Nelson (John Haig)
1790New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2245Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1170Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1591Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
929Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
998Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
188A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2169Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
429Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13319Morohashi
151A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
225Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
225Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
262sakade
592Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
168henshall3
227Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
159crowley
529Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
945Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
938Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shu4, shu3, shuo4Pinyin reading
su, chogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

people, nation, subjects

Kun
たみ
On
ミン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
28 of 2500
Radical
clan
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

ひと

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
0a5.23The Kanji Dictionary
7774.7Four corner code
3756deroo
6c11Unicode hex code
1-44-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
25Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3021New Nelson (John Haig)
3036New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3770Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1922Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2614Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1834Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1976Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
70A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
333Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
246Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17028Morohashi
590A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
177Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
177Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518sakade
206Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
619henshall3
459Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
30crowley
536Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1149Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1851Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
min2Pinyin reading
minKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tribe, family

On
ゾク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
393 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

つぎ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-7SKIP code
4h7.3The Kanji Dictionary
0823.4Four corner code
463deroo
65cfUnicode hex code
1-34-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2090Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2399New Nelson (John Haig)
958New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1195Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
651Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
863Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1222Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1307Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
599A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1343Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
448Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13661Morohashi
333A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
221Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
221Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
455sakade
184Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
353henshall3
379Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
301crowley
322Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.10busy_people
961Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zu2Pinyin reading
jog, juKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level