巧遅は拙速に如かず — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
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

遅

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

slow, late, back, later

Kun: おく.れるおく.らすおそ.い
On: チ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 833 of 2500
Radical: 辵 walk
WaniKani: Level 35

Built from

王込并羊尸

Used in names as

じ

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
3-3-9	SKIP code
2q9.17	The Kanji Dictionary
3730.4	Four corner code
3755	deroo
9045	Unicode hex code
1-35-57	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4722	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6089	New Nelson (John Haig)
3133	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3887	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1999	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2700	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1067	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1148	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
884	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1807	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1090	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38989P	Morohashi
1574	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
702	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
715	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
961	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1594	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
118	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.17	busy_people
709	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1076	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi2	Pinyin reading
ji	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35	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

速

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

quick, fast

Kun: はや.いはや-はや.めるすみ.やか
On: ソク

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 576 of 2500
Radical: 辵 walk
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

｜一口込ハ木

Used in names as

わ

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
3-3-7	SKIP code
2q7.4	The Kanji Dictionary
3530.9	Four corner code
1564	deroo
901f	Unicode hex code
1-34-14	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4700	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6060	New Nelson (John Haig)
3105	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3851	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1978	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2674	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1669	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1799	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
659	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1237	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
848	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38897P	Morohashi
534	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
502	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
511	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
453	sakade
958	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
352	henshall3
360	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
383	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
693	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1685	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su4	Pinyin reading
sog	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	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