Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    うちの上司ときたら、朝令暮改なんだから、仕事がちっとも進まないよ。
    When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

Kun
あさ
On
チョウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
248 of 2500
Radical
moon
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

あそささちかとも

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-8-4SKIP code
4b8.12The Kanji Dictionary
4742.0Four corner code
1546deroo
671dUnicode hex code
1-36-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3788Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4838New Nelson (John Haig)
1695New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2130Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1114Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1513Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
52Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
53Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
257A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1672Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
395Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14374PMorohashi
175A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
469Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
477Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
118sakade
195Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
191henshall3
218Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
217crowley
91Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1009Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
52Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhao1, chao2Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

orders, laws, command, decree, good

On
レイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
804 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

のりりょう

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
2a3.9The Kanji Dictionary
8030.7, 8022.7Four corner code
2844deroo
4ee4Unicode hex code
1-46-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
360Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
121New Nelson (John Haig)
1995New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2489Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1401Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
668A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
155Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
496Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
387Morohashi
603A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
831Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
736sakade
303Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
633henshall3
460Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
998Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1413Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ling4, ling2, ling3Pinyin reading
ryeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

Kun
く.れるく.らす
On
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
978 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Used in names as

ぐらしぐれ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-11, 2-7-7, 2-10-4SKIP code
3k11.14The Kanji Dictionary
4460.3Four corner code
1978deroo
66aeUnicode hex code
1-42-75JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4041Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2508New Nelson (John Haig)
2354New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2971Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1522Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2070Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
232Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
247Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
915A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2190Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1140Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14128XMorohashi
1789A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1428Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1517Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
606Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
982henshall3
979Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1158Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
979Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
237Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
moKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

Kun
あらた.めるあらた.まる
On
カイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
147 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
4i3.1The Kanji Dictionary
1874.0Four corner code
3566deroo
6539Unicode hex code
1-18-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1464Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2332New Nelson (John Haig)
243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
287Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
528Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
567Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
294A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
379Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
691Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13114Morohashi
435A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
514Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
523Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
359sakade
584Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
458henshall3
475Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
289crowley
726Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
933Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
534Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gai3Pinyin reading
gaeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level