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Entry

  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    晴耕雨読の人生にも少々は憧れるけれど、僕にはそんな生き方、３日ももたないだろうな。
    I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.
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Characters in this word

4
晴
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

clear up

Kun
は.れるは.れは.れ--ば.れは.らす
On
セイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1022 of 2500
Radical
日 sun
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

月青土二日亠

Used in names as

はるはれ

Words starting with 晴Words ending in 晴Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4c8.2The Kanji Dictionary
6502.7Four corner code
3846deroo
6674Unicode hex code
1-32-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2143Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2488New Nelson (John Haig)
981New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1234Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
670Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
893Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1538Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1658Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
739A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1597Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
784Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13994PMorohashi
155A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
662Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
673Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
265sakade
604Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
172henshall3
217Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
281Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
990Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1552Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qing2Pinyin reading
cheongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
耕
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till, plow, cultivate

Kun
たがや.す
On
コウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1568 of 2500
Radical
耒 plow
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

｜土ハ木亅耒井ノ

Used in names as

こお

Words starting with 耕Words ending in 耕Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
0a10.13The Kanji Dictionary
5590.0Four corner code
1455deroo
8015Unicode hex code
1-25-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3695Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4710New Nelson (John Haig)
1308New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1659Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
880Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1198Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1808Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1949Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1585A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1131Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
812Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28907PMorohashi
673A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1196Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1259Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
784sakade
838Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
699henshall3
712Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1782Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1580Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1826Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
geng1Pinyin reading
gyeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level
雨
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rain

Kun
あめあま--さめ
On
ウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
950 of 2500
Radical
雨 rain
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

雨
Words starting with 雨Words ending in 雨Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-8-1SKIP code
8d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7Four corner code
3153deroo
96e8Unicode hex code
1-17-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5042Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6518New Nelson (John Haig)
3561New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4378Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2218Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2983Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
422Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
451Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
655A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
759Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
114Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42210Morohashi
3A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
30Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42sakade
97Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
69henshall3
76Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
232Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1858Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
429Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu3, yu4Pinyin reading
uKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
読
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read

Kun
よ.む-よ.み
On
ドクトクトウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
618 of 2500
Radical
言 speech
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

言士儿冖

Used in names as

よみ

Words starting with 読Words ending in 読Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-7-7SKIP code
7a7.9The Kanji Dictionary
0461.2Four corner code
3057deroo
8aadUnicode hex code
1-38-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4375Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5629New Nelson (John Haig)
1541New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1943Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1038Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1401Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
348Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
372Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
484A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2142Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
55Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35580PMorohashi
189A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
244Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
244Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123sakade
88Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
206henshall3
233Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
323crowley
180Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
1689Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
354Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
du2, dou4Pinyin reading
dog, duKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level