犬が西向きゃ尾は東 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
that goes without saying; water is wet; when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

犬

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dog

Kun: いぬいぬ-
On: ケン

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 1326 of 2500
Radical: 犬 dog
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

犬大丶

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-4-4	SKIP code
3g0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4303.0	Four corner code
1463	deroo
72ac	Unicode hex code
1-24-04	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2868	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3553	New Nelson (John Haig)
3464	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4275	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2160	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2912	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
238	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
253	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1295	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
107	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
578	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20234	Morohashi
17	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
280	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
280	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
66	sakade
216	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
73	henshall3
29	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
319	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17	busy_people
1295	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
243	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
quan3, quan2	Pinyin reading
gyeon	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

西

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west, Spain

Kun: にし
On: セイサイス

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 259 of 2500
Radical: 襾 cover
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

西

Used in names as

いりひしむら

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-6-1	SKIP code
0a6.20	The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0	Four corner code
3275	deroo
897f	Unicode hex code
1-32-30	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4273	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5514	New Nelson (John Haig)
3520	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4333	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2193	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2951	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1602	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1728	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
167	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
336	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
28	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34763	Morohashi
152	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
72	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96	sakade
83	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
169	henshall3
128	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
198	crowley
40	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20	busy_people
1638	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1616	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi1	Pinyin reading
seo	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level

向

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yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Kun: む.くむ.い-む.きむ.ける-む.けむ.かうむ.かいむ.こうむ.こう-むこむか.い
On: コウ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 182 of 2500
Radical: 口 mouth
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

口冂

Used in names as

こおたなむかむかいむこう

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
3-3-3	SKIP code
3d3.10	The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0	Four corner code
849	deroo
5411	Unicode hex code
1-24-94	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
101	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
712	New Nelson (John Haig)
3052	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3790	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1934	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2627	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
183	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
195	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
217	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
312	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
215	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3301	Morohashi
278	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
199	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
199	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
213	sakade
402	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
294	henshall3
266	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
192	crowley
557	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
319	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
186	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang4	Pinyin reading
hyang, sang	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

尾

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tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain

Kun: お
On: ビ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 875 of 2500
Radical: 尸 corpse
WaniKani: Level 20

Built from

毛尸

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
3-3-4	SKIP code
3r4.2	The Kanji Dictionary
7721.4	Four corner code
3756	deroo
5c3e	Unicode hex code
1-40-88	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1383	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1411	New Nelson (John Haig)
3062	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3799	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1942	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2635	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1915	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2064	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
675	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
505	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1005	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7650	Morohashi
1734	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1868	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2028	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1230	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1117	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1723	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
526	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1934	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei3, yi3	Pinyin reading
mi	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20	WaniKani level

東

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east

Kun: ひがし
On: トウ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 37 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

｜一日木田

Used in names as

あいあがりあずまあづまこちさきしのとおはるひがもと

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-8-3	SKIP code
0a8.9	The Kanji Dictionary
5090.6	Four corner code
1564	deroo
6771	Unicode hex code
1-37-76	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
213	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2596	New Nelson (John Haig)
3568	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4385	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2987	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
504	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
543	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
11	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
771	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
27	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14499	Morohashi
184	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
71	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
71	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
121	sakade
63	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
201	henshall3
164	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
108	crowley
39	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10	busy_people
1053	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
516	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong1	Pinyin reading
dong	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level