桜切る馬鹿、梅切らぬ馬鹿

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
only an idiot prunes cherry trees and only an idiot does not prune plum trees
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

桜

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cherry

Kun: さくら
On: オウヨウ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 5
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1237 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 32

Built from

女尚木

Used in names as

さろう

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-4-6	SKIP code
4a6.15	The Kanji Dictionary
4294.4, 4994.4	Four corner code
1869	deroo
685c	Unicode hex code
1-26-89	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2256	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2664	New Nelson (John Haig)
931	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1168	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
632	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
842	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1932	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2082	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1121	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1373	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1050	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14796P	Morohashi
1036	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
928	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
952	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1434	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
653	henshall3
708	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
968	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1087	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1951	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ying1	Pinyin reading
aeng	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32	WaniKani level

切

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cut, cutoff, be sharp

Kun: き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
On: セツサイ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 324 of 2500
Radical: 刀 knife
WaniKani: Level 3

Built from

刀匕

Used in names as

きつきりぎり

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-2-2	SKIP code
2f2.2	The Kanji Dictionary
4772.0	Four corner code
1445	deroo
5207	Unicode hex code
1-32-58	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
667	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
453	New Nelson (John Haig)
27	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
30	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
85	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
89	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
204	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
51	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
36	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1858	Morohashi
156	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
39	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
39	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
99	sakade
126	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
173	henshall3
97	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
208	crowley
250	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3	busy_people
179	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
86	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qie1, qie4	Pinyin reading
jeol, che	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3	WaniKani level

馬

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horse

Kun: うまま
On: バメマボモ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 639 of 2500
Radical: 馬 horse
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

馬杰

Used in names as

たばん

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
3-6-4, 4-10-1	SKIP code
10a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7132.7	Four corner code
3450	deroo
99ac	Unicode hex code
1-39-47	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5191	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6725	New Nelson (John Haig)
3296	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4086	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1978	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
512	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1257	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
142	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44572	Morohashi
191	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
283	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
127	sakade
1015	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
210	henshall3
199	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
484	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1997	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ma3	Pinyin reading
ma	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

鹿

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deer

Kun: しかか
On: ロク

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 957 of 2500
Radical: 鹿 deer
WaniKani: Level 36

Built from

鹿比广

Used in names as

しし

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

Dictionary and index codes (25)

Code	Reference
3-3-8	SKIP code
3q8.5	The Kanji Dictionary
0021.1, 0021.2	Four corner code
556	deroo
9e7f	Unicode hex code
1-28-15	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5375	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7017	New Nelson (John Haig)
3126	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3879	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1996	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2695	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1999	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2154	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1141	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1823	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1999	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
47586	Morohashi
2279	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2038	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2018	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lu4	Pinyin reading
rog	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36	WaniKani level

梅

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plum

Kun: うめ
On: バイ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1232 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 17

Built from

母木毋乞

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-4-6	SKIP code
4a6.27	The Kanji Dictionary
4895.7	Four corner code
1847	deroo
6885	Unicode hex code
1-39-63	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2258	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2666	New Nelson (John Haig)
925	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1159	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
626	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
833	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
460	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
499	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1009	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1374	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1162	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14795P	Morohashi
1689	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1734	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1856	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1436	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
592	henshall3
555	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
969	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1096	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
470	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mei2	Pinyin reading
mae	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17	WaniKani level