Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly

    Idiomatic expression

    アメリカの尻馬に乗るなというセリフに正面から反論するのが、どれほどしんどいことだったことか。
    Just how tiresome was it to argue straight against the phrase "Don't blindly follow America's lead!"
  2. to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

    Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

buttocks, hips, butt, rear

Kun
しり
On
コウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
1692 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

がみ

Dictionary and index codes (21)
CodeReference
3-3-2SKIP code
3r2.1The Kanji Dictionary
7721.7Four corner code
3757deroo
5c3bUnicode hex code
1-31-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1379Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1407New Nelson (John Haig)
3032New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3766Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2610Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2220Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1134Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1704A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
176Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1884Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7634Morohashi
2029Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
kao1Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

horse

Kun
うま
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
639 of 2500
Radical
horse
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

ばん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-6-4, 4-10-1SKIP code
10a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
7132.7Four corner code
3450deroo
99acUnicode hex code
1-39-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5191Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6725New Nelson (John Haig)
3296New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4086Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1978Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
512A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1257Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
142Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44572Morohashi
191A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
283Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
127sakade
1015Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
210henshall3
199Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
484Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1997Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ma3Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join

Kun
の.る-の.りの.せる
On
ジョウショウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
377 of 2500
Radical
丿 slash
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

のり

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-9-3SKIP code
0a9.19The Kanji Dictionary
2090.4Four corner code
2264deroo
4e57Unicode hex code
1-30-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
223Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
54New Nelson (John Haig)
3576New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4393Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2224Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2992Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1585Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1709Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
359A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1016Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
312Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
153Morohashi
320A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
523Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
532Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
251sakade
107Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
336henshall3
332Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
135Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
24Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1599Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2, sheng4Pinyin reading
seungKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level