巧詐は拙誠に如かず — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

巧

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

adroit, skilled, ingenuity

Kun: たく.みたく.むうま.い
On: コウ

Strokes: 5
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1537 of 2500
Radical: 工 work
WaniKani: Level 50

Built from

工一勹

Used in names as

かつたくみよし

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
1-3-2, 1-3-3	SKIP code
0a5.7	The Kanji Dictionary
1112.7	Four corner code
3152	deroo
5de7	Unicode hex code
1-25-10	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1453	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1533	New Nelson (John Haig)
188	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
219	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
137	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
166	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1241	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1329	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1444	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
238	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1363	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8721	Morohashi
1242	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1627	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1737	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1247	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1047	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1786	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
551	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1249	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qiao3	Pinyin reading
gyo	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50	WaniKani level

詐

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend

Kun: いつわ.る
On: サ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1511 of 2500
Radical: 言 speech
WaniKani: Level 47

Built from

｜ノ言

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-7-5	SKIP code
7a5.6	The Kanji Dictionary
0861.1	Four corner code
3054	deroo
8a50	Unicode hex code
1-26-30	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4337	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5585	New Nelson (John Haig)
1502	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1896	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1006	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1362	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1141	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1223	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1464	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1278	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35373	Morohashi
1285	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1498	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1597	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1747	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1584	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1575	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1670	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1150	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zha4	Pinyin reading
sa	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47	WaniKani level

拙

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bungling, clumsy, unskillful

Kun: つたな.い
On: セツ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1938 of 2500
Radical: 手 hand
WaniKani: Level 59

Built from

｜山扎凵

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-3-5	SKIP code
3c5.11	The Kanji Dictionary
5207.2	Four corner code
1376	deroo
62d9	Unicode hex code
1-32-59	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1880	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2122	New Nelson (John Haig)
315	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
373	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
235	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
280	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
769	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
831	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1785	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1733	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11965	Morohashi
1487	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1801	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1939	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1351	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1180	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1470	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
875	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
776	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuo2, zhuo1	Pinyin reading
jol	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59	WaniKani level

誠

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity

Kun: まこと
On: セイ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1128 of 2500
Radical: 言 speech
WaniKani: Level 41

Built from

ノ言戈

Used in names as

きよさとしげとものぶままこまさ

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-7-6	SKIP code
7a6.3	The Kanji Dictionary
0365.0	Four corner code
3059	deroo
8aa0	Unicode hex code
1-32-31	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4352	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5606	New Nelson (John Haig)
1523	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1922	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1023	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1382	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
363	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
388	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1244	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1935	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
745	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35497P	Morohashi
912	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
718	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
731	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
825	sakade
1758	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
923	henshall3
963	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
943	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1683	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
369	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2	Pinyin reading
seong	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41	WaniKani level

如

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

Kun: ごと.し
On: ジョニョ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1704 of 2500
Radical: 女 woman
WaniKani: Level 47

Built from

口女

Used in names as

きねゆきよし

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-3-3	SKIP code
3e3.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4640.0	Four corner code
1777	deroo
5982	Unicode hex code
1-39-01	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1189	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1178	New Nelson (John Haig)
207	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
239	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
154	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
183	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
100	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
104	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1521	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
412	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1539	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6060	Morohashi
1383	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1747	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1870	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1184	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1069	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
337	crowley
1441	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
433	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
101	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ru2	Pinyin reading
yeo	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47	WaniKani level