心の欲する所に従えども矩を踰えず

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right
Idiomatic expressionfrom the Analects of Confucius

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

心

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Kun: こころ-ごころ
On: シン

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 157 of 2500
Radical: 心 heart
WaniKani: Level 3

Built from

心

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-3, 4-4-4	SKIP code
4k0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3300.0	Four corner code
358	deroo
5fc3	Unicode hex code
1-31-20	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1645	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1780	New Nelson (John Haig)
11	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
11	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
595	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
639	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
139	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
49	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
80	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10295	Morohashi
147	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
97	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
97	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
95	sakade
172	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
164	henshall3
96	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
64	crowley
172	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14	busy_people
766	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
602	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xin1	Pinyin reading
sim	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3	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

所

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

place, extent

Kun: ところ-ところどころとこ
On: ショ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 221 of 2500
Radical: 戸 door
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

斤戸一尸

Used in names as

せ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-4-4	SKIP code
4m4.3	The Kanji Dictionary
7222.1, 3222.1	Four corner code
3054	deroo
6240	Unicode hex code
1-29-74	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1821	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2054	New Nelson (John Haig)
851	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
137	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11715X	Morohashi
312	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246	sakade
177	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
328	henshall3
305	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
129	crowley
149	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3	busy_people
843	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1137	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo3	Pinyin reading
so	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

従

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accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

Kun: したが.うしたが.えるより
On: ジュウショウジュ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 601 of 2500
Radical: 彳 step
WaniKani: Level 26

Built from

并疋彳

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-3-7	SKIP code
3i7.3	The Kanji Dictionary
2828.1	Four corner code
2070	deroo
5f93	Unicode hex code
1-29-30	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1613	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1745	New Nelson (John Haig)
415	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
498	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
309	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
376	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
877	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
942	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
727	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1050	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
673	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10133	Morohashi
891	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1482	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1579	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
808	sakade
1281	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
902	henshall3
903	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
329	crowley
642	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
628	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
886	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cong2	Pinyin reading
jong	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26	WaniKani level

矩

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ruler, carpenter's square

Kun: かねかねざしさしがね
On: ク

Strokes: 10
Taught: Jinmeiyō
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 2380 of 2500
Radical: 矢 arrow

Built from

矢巨乞

Used in names as

のりつねただし

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

Dictionary and index codes (19)

Code	Reference
1-5-5, 1-5-4	SKIP code
2t7.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8141.7	Four corner code
77e9	Unicode hex code
1-22-75	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3171	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3980	New Nelson (John Haig)
1148	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1475	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
783	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1062	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2585	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2631	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1108	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
23947X	Morohashi
2175	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
ju3	Pinyin reading
gu	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

踰

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go beyond

Kun: こ.える
On: ユヨウ

Strokes: 16
Radical: 足 foot

Built from

刈月口足个止一

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

Dictionary and index codes (10)

Code	Reference
1-7-9	SKIP code
7d9.4	The Kanji Dictionary
6812.1, 6813.7	Four corner code
8e30	Unicode hex code
1-76-92	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5891	New Nelson (John Haig)
2740	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37675	Morohashi
yu2	Pinyin reading
yu	Korean reading