獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)
Proverb

Also written 獅子はわが子を千尋の谷に落とす【ししはわがこをせんじんのたににおとす】

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Characters in this word

獅

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lion

Kun: しし
On: シ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Jinmeiyō
Frequency: 1914 of 2500
Radical: 犬 dog

Built from

｜巾口犯

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

Dictionary and index codes (15)

Code	Reference
1-3-10	SKIP code
3g10.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4122.7	Four corner code
7345	Unicode hex code
1-27-66	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2904	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3599	New Nelson (John Haig)
825	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
613	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2345	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2433	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1835	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20609	Morohashi
shi1	Pinyin reading
sa	Korean reading

子

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child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun: こ-こね
On: シスツ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 72 of 2500
Radical: 子 child
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

子

Used in names as

いきぎくけねっ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-1, 4-2-1	SKIP code
2c0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7	Four corner code
3547	deroo
5b50	Unicode hex code
1-27-50	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281	New Nelson (John Haig)
3390	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930	Morohashi
25	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31	sakade
43	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40	henshall3
18	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42	crowley
69	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
455	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

我

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ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Kun: われわわ.が-わが-
On: ガ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 829 of 2500
Radical: 戈 spear
WaniKani: Level 26

Built from

亅戈手

Used in names as

ああがか

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-7-3, 4-7-4	SKIP code
0a7.10	The Kanji Dictionary
2355.0	Four corner code
2259	deroo
6211	Unicode hex code
1-18-70	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
200	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2028	New Nelson (John Haig)
3548	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4362	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2208	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2971	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
640	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
690	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1392	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
545	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
719	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11545	Morohashi
817	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1302	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1381	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
745	sakade
1329	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
833	henshall3
848	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
380	crowley
1164	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
837	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
647	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wo3	Pinyin reading
a	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26	WaniKani level

千

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thousand

Kun: ち
On: セン

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 195 of 2500
Radical: 十 ten
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

ノ十

Used in names as

かずゆき

Words starting with 千 Words ending in 千 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-3	SKIP code
2k1.2	The Kanji Dictionary
2040.0	Four corner code
2255	deroo
5343	Unicode hex code
1-32-73	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
156	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
599	New Nelson (John Haig)
3411	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4219	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2132	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2881	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
40	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
40	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
79	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
44	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
83	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2697	Morohashi
47	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
15	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
101	sakade
26	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
12	henshall3
11	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
335	crowley
12	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
240	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
40	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian1	Pinyin reading
cheon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

尋

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inquire, fathom, look for

Kun: たず.ねるひろ
On: ジン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1398 of 2500
Radical: 寸 inch
WaniKani: Level 31

Built from

ヨ口工寸

Used in names as

ずつぐ

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
2-3-9	SKIP code
3d9.29	The Kanji Dictionary
1734.6	Four corner code
3548	deroo
5c0b	Unicode hex code
1-31-50	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1585	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1385	New Nelson (John Haig)
2322	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2918	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1498	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2027	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1145	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1228	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1831	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1705	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1569	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7447X	Morohashi
1451	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1082	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1132	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1224	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1523	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1326	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
508	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1154	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xun2, xin2	Pinyin reading
sim	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31	WaniKani level

谷

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valley

Kun: たにきわ.まる
On: コク

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 508 of 2500
Radical: 谷 valley
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

口谷ハ个

Used in names as

がいがえがやせたりたんや

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-2-5	SKIP code
2o5.3	The Kanji Dictionary
8060.8	Four corner code
2077	deroo
8c37	Unicode hex code
1-35-11	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4458	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5730	New Nelson (John Haig)
2043	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2536	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1290	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1758	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
788	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
851	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
249	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
449	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
528	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36182	Morohashi
122	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
653	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
664	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
78	sakade
914	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
135	henshall3
143	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
458	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1714	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
796	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu3, yu4	Pinyin reading
gog, yog	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level

落

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fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

Kun: お.ちるお.ちお.とす
On: ラク

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 420 of 2500
Radical: 艸 grass
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

口汁夂艾

Used in names as

おち

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
2-3-9	SKIP code
3k9.13	The Kanji Dictionary
4416.4	Four corner code
1977	deroo
843d	Unicode hex code
1-45-78	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4003	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5130	New Nelson (John Haig)
2318	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1494	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2019	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
299	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
320	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
393	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1733	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
557	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
31362P	Morohashi
408	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
839	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
858	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
330	sakade
869	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
431	henshall3
414	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
327	crowley
280	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
664	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
305	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
luo4, la4, lao4	Pinyin reading
rag	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level