Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    superficial; half-hearted; shallow

    仕事を生半可に知っている人が書くことは、できれば避けたい。
    I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
On
セイショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Kun
なか.ば
On
ハン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
224 of 2500
Radical
ten
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.24The Kanji Dictionary
9050.0Four corner code
1055deroo
534aUnicode hex code
1-40-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
132Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
608New Nelson (John Haig)
3501New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4313Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2182Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2936Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1202Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1286Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
224A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
213Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
150Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2707XMorohashi
195A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
88Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
129sakade
28Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
214henshall3
113Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
324crowley
159Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
243Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1210Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ban4Pinyin reading
banKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
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can, passable, approval

Kun
-べ.き-べ.し
On
コク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
314 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

よし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
3d2.12The Kanji Dictionary
1062.0Four corner code
3149deroo
53efUnicode hex code
1-18-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
24Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
701New Nelson (John Haig)
2969New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3687Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2562Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
93Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
97Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
510A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
165Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
253Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3245Morohashi
816A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
388Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
390Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
744sakade
397Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
655henshall3
647Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
463crowley
412Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
314Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
94Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke3, ke4Pinyin reading
ga, geugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level