王侯将相いずくんぞ種あらんや

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
high status does not depend on birth; every man can achieve great power if he exerts himself
Proverb

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Characters in this word

王

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

king, rule, magnate

On: オウ-ノウ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 684 of 2500
Radical: 玉 jade
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

王

Used in names as

おおおおきみわ

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
4-4-1	SKIP code
4f0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1010.4	Four corner code
3172	deroo
738b	Unicode hex code
1-18-06	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2922	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3619	New Nelson (John Haig)
3439	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4247	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2145	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2895	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
255	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
271	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
499	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
90	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
310	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20823	Morohashi
5	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
294	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
49	sakade
733	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
47	henshall3
26	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
577	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1315	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
261	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wang2, wang4	Pinyin reading
wang	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

侯

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

marquis, lord, daimyo

On: コウ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 2363 of 2500
Radical: 人 person

Built from

化矢ユ乞

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

Dictionary and index codes (28)

Code	Reference
1-2-7	SKIP code
2a7.21	The Kanji Dictionary
2723.4	Four corner code
2163	deroo
4faf	Unicode hex code
1-24-84	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
443	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
211	New Nelson (John Haig)
98	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
109	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
74	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
79	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1639	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1767	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2014	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
777	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1479	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
633	Morohashi
1256	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1924	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1227	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2107	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1876	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
95	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1654	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou2, hou4	Pinyin reading
hu	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

将

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about

Kun: まさ.にはたまさひきい.るもって
On: ショウソウ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 634 of 2500
Radical: 寸 inch
WaniKani: Level 36

Built from

寸爪爿

Used in names as

かつかつりすすむたかゆき

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-3-7	SKIP code
2b8.3	The Kanji Dictionary
3714.2, 3214.9	Four corner code
1248	deroo
5c06	Unicode hex code
1-30-13	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2840	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1379	New Nelson (John Haig)
460	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
551	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
336	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
415	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
731	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
789	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
561	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1040	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
920	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7437P	Morohashi
899	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
627	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
637	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
911	henshall3
906	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
447	crowley
830	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
506	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
739	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiang1, jiang4	Pinyin reading
jang	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36	WaniKani level

相

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

Kun: あい-
On: ソウショウ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 45 of 2500
Radical: 目 eye
WaniKani: Level 9

Built from

木目

Used in names as

あいおうささがすけ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-4-5	SKIP code
4a5.3	The Kanji Dictionary
4690.0	Four corner code
1879	deroo
76f8	Unicode hex code
1-33-74	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2241	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3920	New Nelson (John Haig)
900	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1120	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
609	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
808	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
209	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
222	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
66	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
868	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
97	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23151	Morohashi
530	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
146	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
146	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
452	sakade
759	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
348	henshall3
334	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
111	crowley
391	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1383	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
213	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang1, xiang4	Pinyin reading
sang	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9	WaniKani level

種

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

species, kind, class, variety, seed

Kun: たね-ぐさ
On: シュ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 461 of 2500
Radical: 禾 grain
WaniKani: Level 18

Built from

｜禾日里ノ

Used in names as

おいくさたほ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-5-9	SKIP code
5d9.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2291.4	Four corner code
2272	deroo
7a2e	Unicode hex code
1-28-79	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3295	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4159	New Nelson (John Haig)
1218	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
823	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1128	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1679	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1810	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
435	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2124	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
232	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25174	Morohashi
503	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
228	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
228	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
423	sakade
783	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
531	henshall3
618	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
417	crowley
564	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1442	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1695	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong3, chong2, zhong4	Pinyin reading
jong	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18	WaniKani level