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

    you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have

    Proverb

    お金を貸せといわれても無いそでは振れないよ。
    I can't lend you money, because I don't have any myself.

Also written ない袖は振れぬ【ないそではふれぬ】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sleeve, wing (building), extension, give cold shoulder

Kun
そで
On
シュウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
1960 of 2500
Radical
clothes

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
1-5-5SKIP code
5e5.1The Kanji Dictionary
3526.0Four corner code
8896Unicode hex code
1-34-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4224Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5444New Nelson (John Haig)
1164New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1496Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1078Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1108Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1189Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1495A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1107Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
34192Morohashi
1024Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1117Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiu4Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shake, wave, wag, swing

Kun
ふ.るふ.れるふ.るう
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
614 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

ふり

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c7.14The Kanji Dictionary
5103.2Four corner code
1365deroo
632fUnicode hex code
1-31-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1920Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2171New Nelson (John Haig)
430New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
515Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
388Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2011Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2167Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
600A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1320Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1612Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12093Morohashi
1437A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
954Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1357Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1338Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
770Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
892Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2030Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level