Entry
  1. Noun

    reading assigned to a kanji compound whose constituent characters are related to the word's meaning but not its pronunciation; kanji compound reading that has no correspondence to the readings of the constituent characters

    e.g. 昨日 (きのう), 大人 (おとな)

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill

Kun
う.れる
On
ジュク
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1415 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-11-4, 2-10-4SKIP code
4d10.5The Kanji Dictionary
0533.1, 0433.1Four corner code
440deroo
719fUnicode hex code
1-29-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2795Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3472New Nelson (John Haig)
2868New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3558Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1836Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2498Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
310Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
332Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1517A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2406Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1508Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19332Morohashi
894A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
687Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
700Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1519Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
905henshall3
984Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
864Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1282Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
316Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou2, shu2Pinyin reading
sugKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

character, letter, word, section of village

Kun
あざあざな-な
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
485 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
3m2.1The Kanji Dictionary
3040.7Four corner code
747deroo
5b57Unicode hex code
1-27-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1281Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285New Nelson (John Haig)
2172New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2696Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
185Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
197Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
612A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
121Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6942Morohashi
28A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
110Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
110Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
86sakade
156Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
78henshall3
57Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
528Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
457Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
188Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read

Kun
おし.えるよ.むくん.ずる
On
クンキン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1134 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

くにくのさとしのりふみ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-7-3SKIP code
7a3.6The Kanji Dictionary
0260.0Four corner code
3054deroo
8a13Unicode hex code
1-23-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4317Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5562New Nelson (John Haig)
1454New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1844Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
975Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1322Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
341Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
365Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1059A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1148Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
613Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35238Morohashi
656A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
771Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
785Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
764sakade
894Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
489henshall3
540Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
951Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1661Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
347Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xun4Pinyin reading
hunKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level