民間語源 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Noun
folk etymology; popular (but unfounded) etymology

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Characters in this word

民

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people, nation, subjects

Kun: たみ
On: ミン

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 28 of 2500
Radical: 氏 clan
WaniKani: Level 7

Built from

口氏尸

Used in names as

ひとみ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
3-3-2, 4-5-1	SKIP code
0a5.23	The Kanji Dictionary
7774.7	Four corner code
3756	deroo
6c11	Unicode hex code
1-44-17	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
25	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3021	New Nelson (John Haig)
3036	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3770	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1922	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2614	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1834	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1976	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
70	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
333	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
246	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17028	Morohashi
590	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
177	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
177	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518	sakade
206	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
619	henshall3
459	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
30	crowley
536	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1149	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1851	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
min2	Pinyin reading
min	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7	WaniKani level

間

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interval, space

Kun: あいだまあい
On: カンケン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 33 of 2500
Radical: 門 gate
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

日門

Used in names as

ちかははざはし

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-8-4	SKIP code
8e4.3	The Kanji Dictionary
7760.7	Four corner code
3878	deroo
9593	Unicode hex code
1-20-54	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4949	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6391	New Nelson (John Haig)
3323	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4122	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1620	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
27	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1822	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
174	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41249	Morohashi
92	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
43	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58	sakade
96	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
100	henshall3
215	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
31	crowley
161	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7	busy_people
1841	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1634	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1, jian4	Pinyin reading
gan	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

語

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word, speech, language

Kun: かた.るかた.らう
On: ゴ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 301 of 2500
Radical: 言 speech
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

言口五

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-7-7	SKIP code
7a7.6	The Kanji Dictionary
0166.1	Four corner code
3077	deroo
8a9e	Unicode hex code
1-24-76	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4374	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5628	New Nelson (John Haig)
1543	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1944	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1402	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
347	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
371	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
274	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2136	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
231	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35533	Morohashi
112	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
67	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
209	sakade
87	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
124	henshall3
231	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
211	crowley
154	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1	busy_people
1685	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
353	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu3, yu4	Pinyin reading
eo	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

源

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source, origin

Kun: みなもと
On: ゲン

Strokes: 13
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 738 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 34

Built from

汁小白厂

Used in names as

はらみなもと

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-3-10	SKIP code
3a10.25	The Kanji Dictionary
3119.6	Four corner code
341	deroo
6e90	Unicode hex code
1-24-27	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2656	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3274	New Nelson (John Haig)
656	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
806	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
470	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
600	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
142	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
153	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
827	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1863	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
893	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17926	Morohashi
853	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
580	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
589	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1486	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
864	henshall3
958	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
854	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1231	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
144	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2	Pinyin reading
weon	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34	WaniKani level