Entry
  1. Noun

    boasting; bragging; big talk

    Usually written using kana alone

    嘘ではないにしろ、ホラに近い。
    If not a lie, close to a boast.
  2. conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell

    Usually written using kana aloneAbbreviationorig. meaningsee 法螺貝

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

Kun
のり
On
ホウハッホッフラン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
100 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 15

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Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.20The Kanji Dictionary
3413.1Four corner code
371deroo
6cd5Unicode hex code
1-43-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2535Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3107New Nelson (John Haig)
333New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
391Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
751Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
145A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
824Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
213Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17290Morohashi
584A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
123Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
513sakade
676Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
612henshall3
516Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
100crowley
518Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
758Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa3, fa4Pinyin reading
beobKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk

Kun
にしにな
On
Strokes
17
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
insect

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-6-11SKIP code
6d11.3The Kanji Dictionary
5619.3Four corner code
87baUnicode hex code
1-45-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4184Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5382New Nelson (John Haig)
1799Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1293Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2691Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2730Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2805Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33512Morohashi
luo2Pinyin reading
ra, reKorean reading