Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    standard procedures of constitutional government

    Politics

  2. convention that the majority party in the lower house forms the cabinet (Taishō period)

    PoliticsHistorical term

  3. convention that leaders of the two major parties alternate as prime minister (Meiji and Taishō periods)

    PoliticsHistorical term

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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

constitution, law

On
ケン
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
551 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

かずのりよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-13SKIP code
3m13.2The Kanji Dictionary
3033.6Four corner code
758deroo
61b2Unicode hex code
1-23-91JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1342Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1988New Nelson (John Haig)
2368New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3001Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1533Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2091Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1554Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1674Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
943A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2562Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
622Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11269PMorohashi
852A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
521Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
530Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
773sakade
1322Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
863henshall3
991Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
429crowley
787Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
803Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1568Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian4Pinyin reading
heonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

politics, government

Kun
まつりごとまん
On
セイショウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
17 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

ただまさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
4i5.1The Kanji Dictionary
1814.0Four corner code
3166deroo
653fUnicode hex code
1-32-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2045Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2335New Nelson (John Haig)
1142New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1468Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
779Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1058Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
381Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
407Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
50A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
881Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
124Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13135XMorohashi
724A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
483Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
492Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
646sakade
586Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
746henshall3
700Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
23crowley
530Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
937Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
387Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zheng4Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting

Kun
つねとこ-
On
ジョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
293 of 2500
Radical
turban
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

ときのぶひた

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-5-6, 2-3-8SKIP code
3n8.3The Kanji Dictionary
9022.7Four corner code
1044deroo
5e38Unicode hex code
1-30-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1569New Nelson (John Haig)
2590New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3203Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1657Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2247Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
799Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
862Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
356A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1463Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
199Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8955Morohashi
718A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
497Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
506Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
642sakade
499Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
740henshall3
737Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
190crowley
708Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
566Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
807Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chang2Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
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road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

Kun
みちいう
On
ドウトウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
207 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

みつおさむ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-9, 3-2-9SKIP code
2q9.14The Kanji Dictionary
3830.6Four corner code
979deroo
9053Unicode hex code
1-38-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4724Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6091New Nelson (John Haig)
3134New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3888Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2000Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2701Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
277Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
295Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
129A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1811Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
141Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39010PMorohashi
188A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
149Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
122sakade
93Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
205henshall3
220Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
123crowley
66Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.7busy_people
710Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
283Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao4Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level