猫耳を洗うと雨が降る — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
Rare termProverbtraditional belief

Also written ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降る【ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる】

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Characters in this word

猫

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cat

Kun: ねこ
On: ビョウ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 1702 of 2500
Radical: 犬 dog
WaniKani: Level 15

Built from

田犯艾

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-3-8	SKIP code
3g8.5	The Kanji Dictionary
4426.0	Four corner code
2976	deroo
732b	Unicode hex code
1-39-13	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2893	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3586	New Nelson (John Haig)
535	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
651	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
391	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
488	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
244	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
259	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1763	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1304	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20535X	Morohashi
1742	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1470	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1567	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
730	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1461	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1410	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1304	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
250	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mao1, mao2	Pinyin reading
myo	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15	WaniKani level

耳

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ear

Kun: みみ
On: ジ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 1328 of 2500
Radical: 耳 ear
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

耳

Used in names as

がみ

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
4-6-1	SKIP code
6e0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1040.0, 1012.0	Four corner code
3255	deroo
8033	Unicode hex code
1-28-10	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3697	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4715	New Nelson (John Haig)
3516	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4329	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2190	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2948	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
818	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
881	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1323	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
331	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
107	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28999	Morohashi
29	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
56	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
56	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26	sakade
79	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
32	henshall3
61	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
169	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1582	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
826	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
er3	Pinyin reading
i	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

洗

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wash, inquire into, probe

Kun: あら.う
On: セン

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 1168 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 18

Built from

ノ汁土儿

Used in names as

あらいらい

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-3-6	SKIP code
3a6.12	The Kanji Dictionary
3411.1	Four corner code
357	deroo
6d17	Unicode hex code
1-32-86	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2551	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3131	New Nelson (John Haig)
388	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
465	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
288	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
350	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
249	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
264	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
626	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
817	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
925	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17379	Morohashi
916	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
692	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
705	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
927	henshall3
888	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
198	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17	busy_people
1189	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
255	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi3	Pinyin reading
se, seon	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18	WaniKani level

雨

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rain

Kun: あめあま--さめ
On: ウ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 950 of 2500
Radical: 雨 rain
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

雨

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-8-1	SKIP code
8d0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7	Four corner code
3153	deroo
96e8	Unicode hex code
1-17-11	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5042	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6518	New Nelson (John Haig)
3561	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4378	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2218	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2983	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
422	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
451	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
655	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
759	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
114	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42210	Morohashi
3	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
30	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42	sakade
97	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
69	henshall3
76	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
232	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15	busy_people
1858	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
429	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu3, yu4	Pinyin reading
u	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level

降

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descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Kun: お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.るくだ.す
On: コウゴ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 596 of 2500
Radical: 阜 mound
WaniKani: Level 34

Built from

夂阡十

Used in names as

ふりふる

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-3-7	SKIP code
2d7.7	The Kanji Dictionary
7725.4	Four corner code
3655	deroo
964d	Unicode hex code
1-25-63	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4994	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6450	New Nelson (John Haig)
458	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
414	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1308	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1405	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
787	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1058	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
887	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41620	Morohashi
863	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
947	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
977	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
873	henshall3
898	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
136	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
731	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1317	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiang4, xiang2	Pinyin reading
hang, gang	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34	WaniKani level