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Entry

  1. Noun

    selfless devotion

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    現在は、滅私奉公ではなく、滅公奉私の時代だと言われています。
    In the old days people valued selflessness. But this generation seems to make a virtue out of selfishness.
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Characters in this word

4
滅
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Kun
ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
On
メツ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1222 of 2500
Radical
水 water
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

ノ火汁戈
Words starting with 滅Words ending in 滅Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3a10.26The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0Four corner code
359deroo
6ec5Unicode hex code
1-44-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2660Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3279New Nelson (John Haig)
660New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
812Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
475Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
606Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
365Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
390Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1387A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18008Morohashi
1848A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1338Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1421Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1488Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1642Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1500Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1237Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
371Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mie4Pinyin reading
myeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
私
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

private, I, me

Kun
わたくしわたし
On
シ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N4
Frequency
242 of 2500
Radical
禾 grain
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

禾厶
Words starting with 私Words ending in 私Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
5d2.2The Kanji Dictionary
2293.0Four corner code
2271deroo
79c1Unicode hex code
1-27-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3265Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4124New Nelson (John Haig)
1115New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1432Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
758Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1030Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
902Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
968Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
221A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
637Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
367Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24913Morohashi
876A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
125Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
125Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
797sakade
232Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
887henshall3
852Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
17crowley
72Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1428Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
911Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
si1Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
奉
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

observance, offer, present, dedicate

Kun
たてまつ.るまつ.るほう.ずる
On
ホウブ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1624 of 2500
Radical
大 big
WaniKani
Level 55

Built from

｜一人大二

Used in names as

ともやす

Words starting with 奉Words ending in 奉Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-5-3, 4-8-4SKIP code
0a8.13The Kanji Dictionary
5050.3Four corner code
1455deroo
5949Unicode hex code
1-42-84JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
212Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1149New Nelson (John Haig)
2559New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3167Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1629Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2215Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1573Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1695Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1106A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
717Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1191Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5894Morohashi
1793A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1541Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1643Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1177Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1161Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1678Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
415Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1587Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
feng4Pinyin reading
bongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
55WaniKani level
公
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

public, prince, official, governmental

Kun
おおやけ
On
コウク
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
118 of 2500
Radical
八 eight
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

ハ厶

Used in names as

あきらききみきんたかただしともひろまさ

Words starting with 公Words ending in 公Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-2SKIP code
2o2.2The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2, 8073.0Four corner code
2071deroo
516cUnicode hex code
1-24-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
579Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
372New Nelson (John Haig)
1974New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2468Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1249Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
784Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
847Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
122A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
156Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
219Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1452Morohashi
277A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
126Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210sakade
341Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
126henshall3
92Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
212crowley
323Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
152Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
792Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level