弘法筆を選ばず — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
a good workman does not blame his tools
Proverb

Also written 弘法筆を択ばず【こうぼうふでをえらばず】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

弘

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

vast, broad, wide

Kun: ひろ.い
On: コウグ

Strokes: 5
Taught: Jinmeiyō
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1059 of 2500
Radical: 弓 bow

Built from

弓厶

Used in names as

ひろひろしひろむみつおこお

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

Dictionary and index codes (22)

Code	Reference
1-3-2	SKIP code
3h2.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1223.0	Four corner code
5f18	Unicode hex code
1-25-16	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1563	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1682	New Nelson (John Haig)
192	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
223	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
141	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
169	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1234	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1320	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1075	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
410	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1937	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9709	Morohashi
2064	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1242	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hong2	Pinyin reading
hong	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

法

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

Kun: のり
On: ホウハッホッフラン

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 100 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 15

Built from

汁土厶

Used in names as

ほ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-3-5	SKIP code
3a5.20	The Kanji Dictionary
3413.1	Four corner code
371	deroo
6cd5	Unicode hex code
1-43-01	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2535	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3107	New Nelson (John Haig)
333	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
391	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
751	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
145	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
824	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
213	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17290	Morohashi
584	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
123	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
513	sakade
676	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
612	henshall3
516	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
100	crowley
518	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
758	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa3, fa4	Pinyin reading
beob	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15	WaniKani level

筆

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

Kun: ふで
On: ヒツ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 1132 of 2500
Radical: 竹 bamboo
WaniKani: Level 26

Built from

竹聿乞

Used in names as

はじめ

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-6-6	SKIP code
6f6.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8850.7	Four corner code
2355	deroo
7b46	Unicode hex code
1-41-14	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3397	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4288	New Nelson (John Haig)
2677	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3317	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1718	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2335	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
943	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1014	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
940	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1769	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
69	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25987	Morohashi
569	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
130	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
130	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
701	sakade
794	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
400	henshall3
410	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
355	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1481	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
952	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bi3	Pinyin reading
pil	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26	WaniKani level

選

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

elect, select, choose, prefer

Kun: えら.ぶえ.るよ.る
On: セン

Strokes: 15
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 57 of 2500
Radical: 辵 walk
WaniKani: Level 13

Built from

｜込二ハ已

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
3-3-12, 3-2-12	SKIP code
2q12.3	The Kanji Dictionary
3730.8	Four corner code
3561	deroo
9078	Unicode hex code
1-33-10	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4744	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6114	New Nelson (John Haig)
3169	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3931	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2026	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2734	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1804	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1944	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
105	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2419	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
522	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39127P	Morohashi
527	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
800	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
814	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
449	sakade
967	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
556	henshall3
626	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
341	crowley
264	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
721	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1822	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xuan3	Pinyin reading
seon	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13	WaniKani level