己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), V2m S
if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
ArchaicProverbfrom the Analects of Confucius

Pitch on OJAD

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

達

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

Kun: -たち
On: タツダ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 500 of 2500
Radical: 辵 walk
WaniKani: Level 18

Built from

王込土并羊

Used in names as

かつさとててつとおるみち

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
3-3-9	SKIP code
2q9.8	The Kanji Dictionary
3430.4	Four corner code
1455	deroo
9054	Unicode hex code
1-35-03	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4721	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6088	New Nelson (John Haig)
3139	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3893	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2005	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2706	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
552	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
591	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
525	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1810	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
391	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39011P	Morohashi
541	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
448	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
455	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
465	sakade
964	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
568	henshall3
594	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
154	crowley
384	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
708	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
558	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da2	Pinyin reading
dal	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18	WaniKani level

欲

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Kun: ほっ.するほ.しい
On: ヨク

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 902 of 2500
Radical: 欠 lack
WaniKani: Level 32

Built from

欠口谷ハ个

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-7-4	SKIP code
4j7.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8768.2	Four corner code
2062	deroo
6b32	Unicode hex code
1-45-63	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4461	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2936	New Nelson (John Haig)
1475	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
990	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1341	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
792	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
855	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
999	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
535	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16080	Morohashi
987	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1127	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1179	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876	sakade
650	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
997	henshall3
936	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1124	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1122	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
800	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4	Pinyin reading
yog	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32	WaniKani level

人

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

person

Kun: ひと-り-と
On: ジンニン

Strokes: 2
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 5 of 2500
Radical: 人 person
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

人

Used in names as

じとねひこふみ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-2-4	SKIP code
2a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0	Four corner code
1262	deroo
4eba	Unicode hex code
1-31-45	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
339	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99	New Nelson (John Haig)
3368	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4175	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344	Morohashi
39	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30	sakade
11	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
39	henshall3
7	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2	crowley
15	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5	busy_people
42	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
960	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren2	Pinyin reading
in	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level