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  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark

    君の指摘、中らずといえども遠からずだね。
    Your point may be a little off target, but it certainly is close.

Also written 中らずと雖も遠からず【あたらずといえどもとおからず】中らずといえども遠からず【あたらずといえどもとおからず】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hit, right, appropriate, himself

Kun
あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし
On
トウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
91 of 2500
Radical
snout
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

たい

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3n3.3The Kanji Dictionary
9017.7Four corner code
1075deroo
5f53Unicode hex code
1-37-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1359Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1706New Nelson (John Haig)
2177New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2701Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1378Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1865Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1153Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1236Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
93A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
282Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
96Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9913Morohashi
183A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
77Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290sakade
517Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
200henshall3
132Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
68crowley
402Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
513Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1161Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dang1, dang4Pinyin reading
dangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

distant, far

Kun
とお.い
On
エンオン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
887 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

おにどお

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-10SKIP code
2q10.4The Kanji Dictionary
3430.3Four corner code
1465deroo
9060Unicode hex code
1-17-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4733Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6101New Nelson (John Haig)
3150New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3906Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2013Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2715Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
402Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
429Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
803A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2043Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
326Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39047PMorohashi
79A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
446Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
453Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
160sakade
264Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
85henshall3
224Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
110Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.5busy_people
714Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
409Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan3, yuan4Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level