Entry

  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' ending

    to keep a house; to run a household

    私の兄は、未婚なので、所帯を持たず、奉公人と一緒によその家で食事をしていた。
    My brother, being yet unmarried, did not keep house, but boarded with his apprentices at the home of another family.
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Characters in this word

3
所
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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

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 (33)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4m4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7222.1, 3222.1Four corner code
3054deroo
6240Unicode hex code
1-29-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1821Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2054New Nelson (John Haig)
851New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11715XMorohashi
312A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246sakade
177Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
328henshall3
305Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
129crowley
149Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
843Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
帯
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sash, belt, obi, zone, region

Kun
お.びるおび
On
タイ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
746 of 2500
Radical
巾 turban

Built from

｜一巾冖

Used in names as

たて

Words starting with 帯Words ending in 帯Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-5-5, 2-4-5SKIP code
3f7.1The Kanji Dictionary
4422.7Four corner code
1944deroo
5e2fUnicode hex code
1-34-51JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1474Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1563New Nelson (John Haig)
2582New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3191Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1648Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2237Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
415Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
444Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
718A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1192Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
614Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8929Morohashi
539A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
963Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
994Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669sakade
498Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
566henshall3
552Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1065Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
565Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
422Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4Pinyin reading
daeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
持
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hold, have

Kun
も.つ-も.ちも.てる
On
ジ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
119 of 2500
Radical
手 hand

Built from

寸土扎

Used in names as

もちもつ

Words starting with 持Words ending in 持Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.8The Kanji Dictionary
5404.1Four corner code
1348deroo
6301Unicode hex code
1-27-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1903Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2151New Nelson (John Haig)
374New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
447Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
660Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
712Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
184A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
801Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
50Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12019Morohashi
294A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
451Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
458Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231sakade
178Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
310henshall3
328Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
94crowley
142Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
667Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)