Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple

    Idiomatic expression

    私は清水の舞台から飛び降りる気持ちで南米に渡ります。
    I am going to take a big chance by migrating to South America.

Also written 清水の舞台から飛び下りる【きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

6
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty

Kun
きよ.いきよ.まるきよ.める
On
セイショウシン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
705 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

あきさやすがすみちん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.18The Kanji Dictionary
3512.7Four corner code
346deroo
6e05Unicode hex code
1-32-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2605Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3205New Nelson (John Haig)
523New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
635Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
384Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
479Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1539Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1659Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
509A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1342Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
654Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17695PMorohashi
517A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
660Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
671Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
440sakade
692Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
547henshall3
569Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
754Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1213Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1553Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qing1Pinyin reading
cheongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
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
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

うずずみみさみつみなみん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
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)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dance, flit, circle, wheel

Kun
ま.う-ま.うまい
On
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
655 of 2500
Radical
oppose
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-13, 2-8-7SKIP code
0a15.1The Kanji Dictionary
8025.1Four corner code
2355deroo
821eUnicode hex code
1-41-81JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3862Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4926New Nelson (John Haig)
2146New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2666Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1358Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1844Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1774Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1912Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
746A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2391Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1003Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30342PMorohashi
1761A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
810Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
829Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
856Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1796Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
981Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1807Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1790Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu3Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Kun
うてなわれつかさ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
262 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-3SKIP code
3d2.11The Kanji Dictionary
2360.0Four corner code
2777deroo
53f0Unicode hex code
1-34-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
848Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
699New Nelson (John Haig)
2005New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2498Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1265Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1731Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
744Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
805Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
216A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
276Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
290Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3246Morohashi
166A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
492Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
501Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
272sakade
134Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
183henshall3
111Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
436crowley
532Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
752Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tai2, tai1Pinyin reading
tae, iKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fly, skip (pages), scatter

Kun
と.ぶと.ばす-と.ばす
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
580 of 2500
Radical
fly
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

あすとび

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-9-1, 3-3-6SKIP code
0a9.4The Kanji Dictionary
1241.3Four corner code
3556deroo
98dbUnicode hex code
1-40-84JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5152Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6672New Nelson (John Haig)
3572New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4389Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2222Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2990Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1887Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2032Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
440A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1014Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
404Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44000Morohashi
566A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
530Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
539Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
493sakade
1013Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
595henshall3
531Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
265Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1899Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1905Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fei1Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Kun
お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.るくだ.す
On
コウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
596 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Used in names as

ふりふる

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
2d7.7The Kanji Dictionary
7725.4Four corner code
3655deroo
964dUnicode hex code
1-25-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4994Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6450New Nelson (John Haig)
458New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
414Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1308Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1405Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
787A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1058Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
887Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41620Morohashi
863A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
947Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
977Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
873henshall3
898Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
136Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
731Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1317Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiang4, xiang2Pinyin reading
hang, gangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level