干天慈雨 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Noun
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief
Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

干

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

Kun: ほ.すほ.し--ぼ.しひ.る
On: カン

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 1349 of 2500
Radical: 干 dry
WaniKani: Level 17

Built from

干十一

Used in names as

ほし

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
4-3-1	SKIP code
2k1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1040.0	Four corner code
3155	deroo
5e72	Unicode hex code
1-20-19	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1492	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1589	New Nelson (John Haig)
3379	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4187	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2116	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2863	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1648	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1777	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1179	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
26	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1542	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9165	Morohashi
825	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
584	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
840	henshall3
826	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
506	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
572	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1663	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan1, gan4	Pinyin reading
gan, gang	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17	WaniKani level

天

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heavens, sky, imperial

Kun: あまつあめあま-
On: テン

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 512 of 2500
Radical: 大 big
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

一大二

Used in names as

あきあもたたかしてなま

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-4-1	SKIP code
0a4.21	The Kanji Dictionary
1043.0	Four corner code
3163	deroo
5929	Unicode hex code
1-37-23	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
16	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1138	New Nelson (John Haig)
3442	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4250	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
428	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
364	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
93	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5833	Morohashi
58	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
141	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
119	sakade
41	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
67	henshall3
34	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
277	crowley
462	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8	busy_people
410	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
435	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tian1	Pinyin reading
cheon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

慈

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mercy

Kun: いつく.しむ
On: ジ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1811 of 2500
Radical: 心 heart
WaniKani: Level 51

Built from

一心并幺

Used in names as

しげちかめぐみよし

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
2-3-10, 2-9-4	SKIP code
2o11.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8033.3	Four corner code
958	deroo
6148	Unicode hex code
1-27-92	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
612	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1924	New Nelson (John Haig)
2339	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2949	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1515	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2053	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1389	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1490	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1829	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2701	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1194	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10980P	Morohashi
1328	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1547	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1649	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1309	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1624	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1778	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
794	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1401	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci2	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51	WaniKani level

雨

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rain

Kun: あめあま--さめ
On: ウ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 950 of 2500
Radical: 雨 rain
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

雨

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-8-1	SKIP code
8d0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7	Four corner code
3153	deroo
96e8	Unicode hex code
1-17-11	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5042	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6518	New Nelson (John Haig)
3561	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4378	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2218	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2983	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
422	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
451	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
655	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
759	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
114	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42210	Morohashi
3	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
30	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42	sakade
97	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
69	henshall3
76	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
232	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15	busy_people
1858	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
429	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu3, yu4	Pinyin reading
u	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level