己に如かざる者を友とするなかれ

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
do not befriend those beneath you
Proverbfrom the Analects of Confucius

Also written 己に如かざる者を友とする勿れ【おのれにしかざるものをともとするなかれ】

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Characters in this word

己

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

self

Kun: おのれつちのとな
On: コキ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1098 of 2500
Radical: 己 oneself
WaniKani: Level 35

Built from

已

Used in names as

しみ

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
4-3-1	SKIP code
0a3.12	The Kanji Dictionary
1771.7	Four corner code
3556	deroo
5df1	Unicode hex code
1-24-42	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1462	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1540	New Nelson (John Haig)
3380	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4188	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2117	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2864	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
525	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
564	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1320	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
32	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
676	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8742	Morohashi
855	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
370	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
371	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
777	sakade
1248	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
866	henshall3
827	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
632	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
554	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
531	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji3	Pinyin reading
gi	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35	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

者

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someone, person

Kun: もの
On: シャ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 38 of 2500
Radical: 老 old
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

日老

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-4-4, 2-4-4, 4-8-2	SKIP code
4c4.13	The Kanji Dictionary
4460.0	Four corner code
1478	deroo
8005	Unicode hex code
1-28-52	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3685	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4698	New Nelson (John Haig)
3211	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3980	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1256	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
22	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
769	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
56	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28852	Morohashi
298	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
235	sakade
240	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
314	henshall3
302	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
19	crowley
148	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6	busy_people
1578	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1264	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe3	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

友

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

friend

Kun: とも
On: ユウ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 622 of 2500
Radical: 又 again
WaniKani: Level 3

Built from

ノ一又

Used in names as

うどゆ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-2-2, 4-4-4	SKIP code
2h2.3	The Kanji Dictionary
4004.7	Four corner code
1467	deroo
53cb	Unicode hex code
1-45-07	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
858	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
672	New Nelson (John Haig)
2952	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3670	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1873	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
704	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
760	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
543	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
70	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
158	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3119	Morohashi
214	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
264	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
264	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
145	sakade
30	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
234	henshall3
104	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
451	crowley
79	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
268	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
711	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
you3	Pinyin reading
u	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3	WaniKani level