権兵衛が種蒔きゃ烏がほじくる

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

権

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authority, power, rights

Kun: おもりかりはか.る
On: ケンゴン

Strokes: 15
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 156 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree

Built from

矢木隹乞

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-4-11	SKIP code
4a11.18	The Kanji Dictionary
4891.4	Four corner code
1875	deroo
6a29	Unicode hex code
1-24-02	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2360	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2853	New Nelson (John Haig)
1065	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1348	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
731	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
977	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
571	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
613	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
260	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2300	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
420	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15484	Morohashi
851	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
335	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
335	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
774	sakade
643	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
862	henshall3
983	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
162	crowley
804	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1112	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
578	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
quan2	Pinyin reading
gweon	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

兵

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soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

Kun: つわもの
On: ヘイヒョウ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 522 of 2500
Radical: 八 eight

Built from

一斤ハ

Used in names as

へ

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-5-2	SKIP code
2o5.6	The Kanji Dictionary
7280.1	Four corner code
2661	deroo
5175	Unicode hex code
1-42-28	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
201	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
374	New Nelson (John Haig)
2551	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3158	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1621	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2207	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1331	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1429	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
447	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
499	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
396	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1462	Morohashi
578	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
784	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
798	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
712	sakade
343	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
606	henshall3
489	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
243	crowley
994	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
155	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1343	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bing1	Pinyin reading
byeong	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

衛

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defense, protection

On: エイエ

Strokes: 16
Taught: Grade 5
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 400 of 2500
Radical: 行 go

Built from

口行彳韋

Used in names as

もりいまもる

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-3-13	SKIP code
3i13.3	The Kanji Dictionary
2150.6, 2122.1	Four corner code
2053	deroo
885b	Unicode hex code
1-17-50	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1639	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1776	New Nelson (John Haig)
760	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
938	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
526	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
686	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1646	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1775	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
394	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2452	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
686	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34073	Morohashi
617	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
815	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
834	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
551	sakade
1722	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
646	henshall3
813	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
287	crowley
780	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1617	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1661	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4	Pinyin reading
wi	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

種

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species, kind, class, variety, seed

Kun: たね-ぐさ
On: シュ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 461 of 2500
Radical: 禾 grain

Built from

｜禾日里ノ

Used in names as

おいくさたほ

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-5-9	SKIP code
5d9.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2291.4	Four corner code
2272	deroo
7a2e	Unicode hex code
1-28-79	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3295	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4159	New Nelson (John Haig)
1218	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
823	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1128	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1679	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1810	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
435	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2124	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
232	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25174	Morohashi
503	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
228	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
228	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
423	sakade
783	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
531	henshall3
618	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
417	crowley
564	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1442	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1695	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong3, chong2, zhong4	Pinyin reading
jong	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

蒔

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sow (seeds)

Kun: う.えるま.く
On: シジ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Jinmeiyō
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 2368 of 2500
Radical: 艸 grass

Built from

寸土日艾

Used in names as

まいまかまき

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

Dictionary and index codes (18)

Code	Reference
2-3-10	SKIP code
3k10.7	The Kanji Dictionary
4464.1	Four corner code
8494	Unicode hex code
1-28-12	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4018	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5153	New Nelson (John Haig)
2935	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1507	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2042	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2395	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2476	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1985	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31546X	Morohashi
2224	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
shi4, shi2	Pinyin reading
si	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

烏

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crow, raven

Kun: からすいずくんぞなんぞ
On: ウオ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Jinmeiyō
Frequency: 2042 of 2500
Radical: 火 fire

Built from

鳥杰

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

Dictionary and index codes (16)

Code	Reference
3-6-4	SKIP code
4d6.5	The Kanji Dictionary
2732.7	Four corner code
70cf	Unicode hex code
1-17-08	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
229	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3421	New Nelson (John Haig)
4088	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2811	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1944	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2094	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1256	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
18998	Morohashi
1963	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu1, wu4	Pinyin reading
o	Korean reading