Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    someone who is in their element; fish that has found water

    Idiomatic expression

    テニスのことになると彼女は水を得た魚のようだ。
    She is in her element when it comes to tennis.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

water

Kun
みずみず-
On
スイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
223 of 2500
Radical
water

Built from

Used in names as

うずずみみさみつみなみん

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-1-3, 4-4-3SKIP code
3a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1223.0Four corner code
1142deroo
6c34Unicode hex code
1-31-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2482Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3030New Nelson (John Haig)
10New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
130Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
144A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
54Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
16Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17083Morohashi
40A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
21Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
14sakade
68Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
16henshall3
31Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
166crowley
19Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1151Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
132Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shui3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
え.るう.る
On
トク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
175 of 2500
Radical
step

Built from

Used in names as

あつてろ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3i8.4The Kanji Dictionary
2624.1Four corner code
2048deroo
5f97Unicode hex code
1-38-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1622Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1755New Nelson (John Haig)
477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
577Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
435Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
876Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
941Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
358A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1299Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
340Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10137Morohashi
761A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
374Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
375Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850sakade
523Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
587henshall3
574Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
167crowley
643Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
631Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
885Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
de2, de5, dei3Pinyin reading
deugKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fish

Kun
うおさかな-ざかな
On
ギョ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
1208 of 2500
Radical
fish

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-9, 2-7-4SKIP code
11a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2733.6Four corner code
2540deroo
9b5aUnicode hex code
1-21-91JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5281Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6845New Nelson (John Haig)
2127New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2636Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1345Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1825Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
171Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
183Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1008A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1485Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
603Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45956Morohashi
98A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
290Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
190sakade
103Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
109henshall3
200Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
485Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
1931Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
173Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu2Pinyin reading
eoKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)