我が身可愛さ — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
Idiomatic expression

Also written 我が身かわいさ【わがみかわいさ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

我

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Kun: われわわ.が-わが-
On: ガ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 829 of 2500
Radical: 戈 spear
WaniKani: Level 26

Built from

亅戈手

Used in names as

ああがか

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-7-3, 4-7-4	SKIP code
0a7.10	The Kanji Dictionary
2355.0	Four corner code
2259	deroo
6211	Unicode hex code
1-18-70	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
200	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2028	New Nelson (John Haig)
3548	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4362	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2208	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2971	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
640	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
690	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1392	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
545	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
719	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11545	Morohashi
817	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1302	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1381	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
745	sakade
1329	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
833	henshall3
848	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
380	crowley
1164	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
837	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
647	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wo3	Pinyin reading
a	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26	WaniKani level

身

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

somebody, person, one's station in life

Kun: み
On: シン

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 320 of 2500
Radical: 身 body
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

身

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-7-3, 4-7-4	SKIP code
0a7.5	The Kanji Dictionary
2740.0	Four corner code
847	deroo
8eab	Unicode hex code
1-31-40	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4601	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5928	New Nelson (John Haig)
3553	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4368	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2977	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1248	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1337	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
546	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
791	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38034	Morohashi
323	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
59	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255	sakade
937	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
339	henshall3
285	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
174	crowley
394	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1768	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1256	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1, juan1	Pinyin reading
sin	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

可

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

can, passable, approval

Kun: -べ.き-べ.し
On: カコク

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 5
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 314 of 2500
Radical: 口 mouth
WaniKani: Level 18

Built from

一口亅

Used in names as

よし

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
3-2-3	SKIP code
3d2.12	The Kanji Dictionary
1062.0	Four corner code
3149	deroo
53ef	Unicode hex code
1-18-36	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
24	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
701	New Nelson (John Haig)
2969	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3687	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1882	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2562	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
93	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
97	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
510	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
165	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
253	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3245	Morohashi
816	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
388	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
390	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
744	sakade
397	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
655	henshall3
647	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
463	crowley
412	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
314	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
94	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke3, ke4	Pinyin reading
ga, geug	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18	WaniKani level

愛

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

love, affection, favourite

Kun: いと.しいかな.しいめ.でるお.しむまな
On: アイ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 640 of 2500
Radical: 心 heart
WaniKani: Level 17

Built from

心爪冖夂

Used in names as

ああしえかななるめぐめぐみよしちか

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
2-4-9, 2-1-12, 2-6-7	SKIP code
4i10.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2024.7	Four corner code
2067	deroo
611b	Unicode hex code
1-16-06	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2829	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1927	New Nelson (John Haig)
2492	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3133	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1606	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2191	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
737	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
796	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
436	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2018	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
456	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10947	Morohashi
417	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
259	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
259	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
339	sakade
545	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
441	henshall3
602	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
268	crowley
1079	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
790	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
745	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ai4	Pinyin reading
ae	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17	WaniKani level