桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
Proverb

Also written 桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす】、桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす】

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Characters in this word

桃

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peach

Kun: もも
On: トウ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1784 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 44

Built from

木儿冫

Used in names as

みもの

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
1-4-6	SKIP code
4a6.10	The Kanji Dictionary
4291.3	Four corner code
1857	deroo
6843	Unicode hex code
1-37-77	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2255	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2663	New Nelson (John Haig)
936	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1174	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
636	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
848	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
236	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
251	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1642	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1104	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1428	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14757	Morohashi
1646	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1567	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1670	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1432	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1353	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
971	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1095	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
241	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tao2	Pinyin reading
do	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44	WaniKani level

李

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plum

Kun: すもも
On: リ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Jinmeiyō
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1147 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree

Built from

子木

Used in names as

ももい

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

Dictionary and index codes (19)

Code	Reference
2-4-3, 2-4-2	SKIP code
4a2.7	The Kanji Dictionary
4040.7	Four corner code
674e	Unicode hex code
1-45-91	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2179	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2549	New Nelson (John Haig)
2398	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3050	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1555	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2126	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2511	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2571	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
488	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
14459	Morohashi
2104	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
li3	Pinyin reading
ri	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

言

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say, word

Kun: い.うこと
On: ゲンゴン

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 83 of 2500
Radical: 言 speech
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

言

Used in names as

とき

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-1-6	SKIP code
7a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
0060.1	Four corner code
3077	deroo
8a00	Unicode hex code
1-24-32	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4309	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5552	New Nelson (John Haig)
1941	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2440	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1233	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1698	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
335	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
357	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
279	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
439	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
43	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35205	Morohashi
274	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
66	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
66	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
392	sakade
85	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
118	henshall3
142	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
44	crowley
203	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8	busy_people
1653	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
341	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan2	Pinyin reading
eon	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level

下

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below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Kun: したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
On: カゲ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 97 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

｜一卜

Used in names as

さかしと

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-1	SKIP code
2m1.2	The Kanji Dictionary
1023.0	Four corner code
3154	deroo
4e0b	Unicode hex code
1-18-28	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
9	New Nelson (John Haig)
3378	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4186	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2862	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
50	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
51	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
72	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
46	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
30	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14	Morohashi
7	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
31	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21	sakade
6	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
24	henshall3
13	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
75	crowley
32	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1	busy_people
4	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
50	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia4	Pinyin reading
ha	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

自

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oneself

Kun: みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと
On: ジシ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 19 of 2500
Radical: 自 self
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

自目

Used in names as

より

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-6-2	SKIP code
5c1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0	Four corner code
879	deroo
81ea	Unicode hex code
1-28-11	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3841	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4900	New Nelson (John Haig)
3525	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4338	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
340	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
60	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30095	Morohashi
134	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
62	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229	sakade
242	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
150	henshall3
126	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
14	crowley
63	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19	busy_people
1587	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
36	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level

蹊

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path

Kun: みちわた.る
On: ケイ

Strokes: 17
Radical: 足 foot

Built from

口足大爪幺止

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

Dictionary and index codes (11)

Code	Reference
1-7-10	SKIP code
7d10.2	The Kanji Dictionary
6213.4	Four corner code
8e4a	Unicode hex code
1-76-94	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4576	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5896	New Nelson (John Haig)
2807	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37747	Morohashi
xi1, qi1	Pinyin reading
hye	Korean reading

成

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turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

Kun: な.るな.す-な.す
On: セイジョウ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 116 of 2500
Radical: 戈 spear
WaniKani: Level 11

Built from

ノ戈

Used in names as

あきあきらしげそんたえなおなりなるのりひらまさよしり

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-6-4, 3-5-1	SKIP code
4n2.1	The Kanji Dictionary
5320.0	Four corner code
1459	deroo
6210	Unicode hex code
1-32-14	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1799	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2025	New Nelson (John Haig)
3537	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4352	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2202	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2964	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
361	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
386	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
322	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
224	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11542P	Morohashi
515	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
261	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
261	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439	sakade
549	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
545	henshall3
466	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
160	crowley
377	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
836	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
367	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2	Pinyin reading
seong	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11	WaniKani level