帯に短し襷に長し — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
Idiomatic expression

Also written 帯に短したすきに長し【おびにみじかしたすきにながし】

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Characters in this word

帯

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sash, belt, obi, zone, region

Kun: お.びるおび
On: タイ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 746 of 2500
Radical: 巾 turban
WaniKani: Level 31

Built from

｜一巾冖

Used in names as

たて

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-5-5, 2-4-5	SKIP code
3f7.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4422.7	Four corner code
1944	deroo
5e2f	Unicode hex code
1-34-51	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1474	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1563	New Nelson (John Haig)
2582	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3191	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1648	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2237	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
415	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
444	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
718	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1192	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
614	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8929	Morohashi
539	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
963	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
994	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669	sakade
498	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
566	henshall3
552	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1065	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
565	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
422	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4	Pinyin reading
dae	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31	WaniKani level

短

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Kun: みじか.い
On: タン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 689 of 2500
Radical: 矢 arrow
WaniKani: Level 12

Built from

口豆并矢乞

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-5-7	SKIP code
3d9.27	The Kanji Dictionary
8141.8	Four corner code
2373	deroo
77ed	Unicode hex code
1-35-27	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3172	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3982	New Nelson (John Haig)
1182	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1515	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
801	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1093	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1442	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1550	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
789	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1633	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
261	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23978	Morohashi
342	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
215	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
215	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
466	sakade
230	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
362	henshall3
403	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
90	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1395	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1454	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan3	Pinyin reading
dan	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12	WaniKani level

襷

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cord to hold up sleeves, (kokuji)

Kun: たすき

Strokes: 22
Radical: 衣 clothes

Built from

手初尚并

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

Dictionary and index codes (8)

Code	Reference
1-5-17	SKIP code
5e17.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3725.2	Four corner code
8977	Unicode hex code
1-75-07	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4272	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5512	New Nelson (John Haig)
34737	Morohashi

長

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

long, leader, superior, senior

Kun: なが.いおさ
On: チョウ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 12 of 2500
Radical: 長 long
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

長

Used in names as

おおしゃたかしたけなはひさ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-5-3, 4-8-1	SKIP code
0a8.2	The Kanji Dictionary
7173.2	Four corner code
3465	deroo
9577	Unicode hex code
1-36-25	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4938	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6379	New Nelson (John Haig)
2556	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3163	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1626	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1920	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2070	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
25	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
939	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
155	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41100	Morohashi
173	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
95	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
95	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
116	sakade
95	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
189	henshall3
161	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
90	crowley
89	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20	busy_people
1837	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1939	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chang2, zhang3	Pinyin reading
jang	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level