燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
Proverbsee 燕雀鴻鵠

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Characters in this word

燕

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

swallow (bird)

Kun: つばめつばくらつばくろ
On: エン

Strokes: 16
Taught: Jinmeiyō
Frequency: 2147 of 2500
Radical: 火 fire

Built from

口匕杰爿艾

Words starting with 燕 Words ending in 燕 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (15)

Code	Reference
2-4-12	SKIP code
3k13.16	The Kanji Dictionary
4433.1	Four corner code
71d5	Unicode hex code
1-17-77	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4070	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3489	New Nelson (John Haig)
3142	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2196	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2869	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2882	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2570	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
19429	Morohashi
yan4, yan1	Pinyin reading
yeon	Korean reading

雀

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sparrow

Kun: すずめ
On: ジャクジャンサクシャク

Strokes: 11
Taught: Jinmeiyō
Frequency: 1856 of 2500
Radical: 隹 short-tailed bird

Built from

ノ小隹

Used in names as

ざく

Words starting with 雀 Words ending in 雀 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (17)

Code	Reference
2-4-7, 3-4-7, 4-11-2	SKIP code
8c3.2	The Kanji Dictionary
9021.4	Four corner code
1175	deroo
96c0	Unicode hex code
1-31-93	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
233	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6496	New Nelson (John Haig)
2469	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3117	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2178	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2878	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2890	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1530	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
41954	Morohashi
que4, qiao1, qiao3	Pinyin reading
jag	Korean reading

安

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful

Kun: やす.いやす.まるやすやす.らか
On: アン

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 144 of 2500
Radical: 宀 roof
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

女宀

Used in names as

ああすあずあっや

Words starting with 安 Words ending in 安 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-3-3	SKIP code
3m3.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3040.4	Four corner code
769	deroo
5b89	Unicode hex code
1-16-34	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1283	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1311	New Nelson (John Haig)
2171	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2695	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1373	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
190	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
202	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
128	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
472	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
98	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7072	Morohashi
223	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
105	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
105	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153	sakade
45	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
242	henshall3
263	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
165	crowley
84	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5	busy_people
464	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
193	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
an1	Pinyin reading
an	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

鴻

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large bird, wild goose, large, great, powerful, prosperous

Kun: おおとりひしくいおおがり
On: コウゴウ

Strokes: 17
Taught: Jinmeiyō
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 2111 of 2500
Radical: 鳥 bird

Built from

工汁鳥杰

Words starting with 鴻 Words ending in 鴻 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (18)

Code	Reference
1-3-14	SKIP code
3a14.2	The Kanji Dictionary
3712.7	Four corner code
9d3b	Unicode hex code
1-25-67	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2722	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6963	New Nelson (John Haig)
977	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
542	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
710	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2313	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2406	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2614	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
46874	Morohashi
2275	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
hong2	Pinyin reading
hong	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

鵠

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swan

Kun: くぐいまと
On: コクコウ

Strokes: 18
Frequency: 2292 of 2500
Radical: 鳥 bird

Built from

ノ口鳥土杰

Words starting with 鵠 Words ending in 鵠 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (11)

Code	Reference
1-7-11	SKIP code
11b7.2	The Kanji Dictionary
2762.7	Four corner code
9d60	Unicode hex code
1-25-84	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5352	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6968	New Nelson (John Haig)
2739	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
46961X	Morohashi
hu2, gu3	Pinyin reading
gog	Korean reading

志

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intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling

Kun: シリングこころざ.すこころざし
On: シ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 5
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 823 of 2500
Radical: 心 heart
WaniKani: Level 32

Built from

士心

Used in names as

じんべべしゆき

Words starting with 志 Words ending in 志 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-3-4	SKIP code
3p4.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4033.1	Four corner code
1458	deroo
5fd7	Unicode hex code
1-27-54	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1064	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1785	New Nelson (John Haig)
2199	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2725	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1394	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1881	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
600	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
645	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
622	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
464	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
757	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10331	Morohashi
692	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
573	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
582	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
623	sakade
527	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
718	henshall3
668	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
756	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
770	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
607	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4	Pinyin reading
ji	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32	WaniKani level

知

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know, wisdom

Kun: し.るし.らせる
On: チ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 205 of 2500
Radical: 矢 arrow
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

口矢乞

Used in names as

さとさとるしりしれとものり

Words starting with 知 Words ending in 知 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-5-3	SKIP code
3d5.14	The Kanji Dictionary
8640.0	Four corner code
2377	deroo
77e5	Unicode hex code
1-35-46	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3169	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3978	New Nelson (John Haig)
1127	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1446	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1223	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
207	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
636	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
196	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23935	Morohashi
169	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
214	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
112	sakade
229	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
186	henshall3
160	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
73	crowley
143	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
1394	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1231	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi1, zhi4	Pinyin reading
ji	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level