Entry
  1. Noun

    Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

    Usually written using kana alone

    あなたはキョクアジサシという鳥のことを聞いたことがありますか。
    Have you heard of a bird called the Arctic Tern?

Also written 極鯵刺【きょくあじさし】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

extreme, pole, extremely, very, highly, most, end, settlement, conclusion, highest rank

Kun
きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.みき.める-ぎ.めき.まる
On
キョクゴク
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
460 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4a8.11The Kanji Dictionary
4191.4Four corner code
1872deroo
6975Unicode hex code
1-22-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2305Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2753New Nelson (John Haig)
1017New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
695Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
900Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1903Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2052Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
652A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1896Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
597Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15181Morohashi
464A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
336Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
382sakade
639Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
488henshall3
584Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
311crowley
679Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1100Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1922Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji2Pinyin reading
geugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

horse mackerel

Kun
あじ
On
ソウ
Strokes
22
Radical
fish

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (11)
CodeReference
1-11-11SKIP code
11a11.2The Kanji Dictionary
2332.2Four corner code
9c3aUnicode hex code
1-82-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5324Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6912New Nelson (John Haig)
2999Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
46442Morohashi
sao1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

Kun
さ.すさ.さるさ.しさしとげ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1031 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
2f6.2The Kanji Dictionary
5290.0Four corner code
1543deroo
523aUnicode hex code
1-27-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
682Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
480New Nelson (John Haig)
1275New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1625Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
855Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
417Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
446Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
954A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
654Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1139Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1969Morohashi
1314A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
881Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
902Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1154Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1319Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
192Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
424Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci4Pinyin reading
ja, cheogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level