Entry
  1. Noun

    Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 山楂子【さんざし】山樝子【さんざし】

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Characters in this word

3
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mountain

Kun
やま
On
サンセン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
131 of 2500
Radical
mountain
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

やのやん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-2-1, 4-3-2SKIP code
3o0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2277.0Four corner code
1276deroo
5c71Unicode hex code
1-27-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1407Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1439New Nelson (John Haig)
2940New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3658Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2544Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
768Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
830Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
60A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
89Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
21Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7869Morohashi
24A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
34Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
38sakade
48Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
58henshall3
17Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
148crowley
100Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
535Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
775Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shan1Pinyin reading
sanKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
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investigate

On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
184 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-4-5SKIP code
4a5.32The Kanji Dictionary
4010.7Four corner code
1873deroo
67fbUnicode hex code
1-26-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2235Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2630New Nelson (John Haig)
2437New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3092Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1580Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2159Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1781Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1920Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
284A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
510Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14643Morohashi
678A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
624Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
634Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
611sakade
630Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
705henshall3
699Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
825Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1056Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1798Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cha2, zha1Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
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child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
-こ
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
72 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

ねっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7Four corner code
3547deroo
5b50Unicode hex code
1-27-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281New Nelson (John Haig)
3390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930Morohashi
25A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31sakade
43Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40henshall3
18Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42crowley
69Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
455Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level