正直者が馬鹿を見る — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
honesty does not pay; life is unfair
Proverb
正直者が馬鹿を見ることもある。それが世の中だ。
Honesty does not always pay. Such is the way of the world.

Also written 正直者がバカを見る【しょうじきものがばかをみる】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

正

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

Kun: ただ.しいただ.すまさまさ.に
On: セイショウ

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 143 of 2500
Radical: 止 stop
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

一止

Used in names as

おおくにままさしただし

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-5-1	SKIP code
2m3.3	The Kanji Dictionary
1010.1	Four corner code
3173	deroo
6b63	Unicode hex code
1-32-21	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
27	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2955	New Nelson (John Haig)
3484	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4296	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2172	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2926	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
379	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
405	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
109	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
205	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
123	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16255	Morohashi
41	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
275	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
275	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
46	sakade
203	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
79	henshall3
42	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
139	crowley
407	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17	busy_people
1128	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
385	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zheng4, zheng1	Pinyin reading
jeong	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

直

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Kun: ただ.ちになお.す-なお.すなお.るなお.きす.ぐ
On: チョクジキジカ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 246 of 2500
Radical: 目 eye
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

十目｜一

Used in names as

すぐなおのうのお

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-1-7, 2-2-6	SKIP code
2k6.2	The Kanji Dictionary
4071.6	Four corner code
1575	deroo
76f4	Unicode hex code
1-36-30	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
775	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3908	New Nelson (John Haig)
2932	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3649	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2539	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
73	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
77	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
329	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
988	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
304	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23136	Morohashi
349	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
423	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
472	sakade
758	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
192	henshall3
162	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
214	crowley
220	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3	busy_people
1377	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
73	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi2	Pinyin reading
jig	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

者

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

someone, person

Kun: もの
On: シャ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 38 of 2500
Radical: 老 old
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

日老

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-4-4, 2-4-4, 4-8-2	SKIP code
4c4.13	The Kanji Dictionary
4460.0	Four corner code
1478	deroo
8005	Unicode hex code
1-28-52	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3685	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4698	New Nelson (John Haig)
3211	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3980	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1256	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
22	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
769	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
56	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28852	Morohashi
298	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
235	sakade
240	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
314	henshall3
302	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
19	crowley
148	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6	busy_people
1578	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1264	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe3	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

馬

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

見

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see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Kun: み.るみ.えるみ.せる
On: ケン

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 22 of 2500
Radical: 見 see
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

見目儿

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-5-2	SKIP code
5c2.1	The Kanji Dictionary
6021.0	Four corner code
3957	deroo
898b	Unicode hex code
1-24-11	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4284	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5522	New Nelson (John Haig)
2544	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3151	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1615	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2201	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
57	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
61	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
48	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
518	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
23	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34796	Morohashi
18	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
63	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67	sakade
84	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
31	henshall3
62	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
20	crowley
139	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3	busy_people
1643	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
57	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian4, xian4	Pinyin reading
gyeon, hyeon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level