Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight)

    Idiomatic expression

    この問題は難しくて私には歯がたたない。
    This problem is beyond my powers.
  2. hard to chew

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tooth, cog

Kun
よわいよわ.いよわい.する
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1106 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
6b6.11The Kanji Dictionary
2177.2Four corner code
1275deroo
6b6fUnicode hex code
1-27-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5428Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2961New Nelson (John Haig)
2476New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3124Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1603Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2185Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1171Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1255Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
997A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2051Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
439Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16323Morohashi
290A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
478Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
486Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
414sakade
652Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
306henshall3
398Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
702Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1942Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1179Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi3Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stand up, rise, set up, erect

Kun
た.つ-た.つた.ち-た.てる-た.てるた.て-たて--た.て-だ.て-だ.てる
On
リツリュウリットル
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
58 of 2500
Radical
stand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

たちたったつだてつい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-3, 4-5-2SKIP code
5b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0010.8Four corner code
473deroo
7acbUnicode hex code
1-46-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3343Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4223New Nelson (John Haig)
1992New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2486Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1257Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1723Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
431Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
462Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
61A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
194Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
72Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25721Morohashi
73A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
121Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
121Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149sakade
78Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
37henshall3
49Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
35crowley
174Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1459Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
438Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ribKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level