Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

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Characters in this word

4
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hundred

Kun
もも
On
ヒャクビャク
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
163 of 2500
Radical
white
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

どうなりひゃっひゅくもんどゆう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4, 4-6-1SKIP code
4c2.3The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0Four corner code
3178deroo
767eUnicode hex code
1-41-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
33Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3864New Nelson (John Haig)
2026New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2519Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1279Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1746Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
38Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
38Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
73A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
265Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
82Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22679Morohashi
67A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
14Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
14Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
130sakade
74Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11henshall3
50Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
218crowley
11Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1363Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
38Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bai3, bo2Pinyin reading
baeg, maegKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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year, counter for years

Kun
とし
On
ネン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
6 of 2500
Radical
dry
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4, 4-6-3SKIP code
0a6.16The Kanji Dictionary
8050.0Four corner code
2355deroo
5e74Unicode hex code
1-39-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
188Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1593New Nelson (John Haig)
2035New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2528Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1284Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1036Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1114Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
342Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
64Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9168Morohashi
64A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
45Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126sakade
51Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
20henshall3
51Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
13crowley
24Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
574Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1045Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
nian2Pinyin reading
nyeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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river

Kun
かわ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
663 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

かっこう

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.30The Kanji Dictionary
3112.0Four corner code
349deroo
6cb3Unicode hex code
1-18-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2530Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3102New Nelson (John Haig)
336New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
394Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
251Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
298Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
146Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
157Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
698A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
597Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
633Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17245Morohashi
628A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
389Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
391Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
561sakade
669Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
658henshall3
679Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1127Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1170Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
148Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
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pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty

Kun
きよ.いきよ.まるきよ.める
On
セイショウシン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
705 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

あきさやすがすみちん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.18The Kanji Dictionary
3512.7Four corner code
346deroo
6e05Unicode hex code
1-32-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2605Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3205New Nelson (John Haig)
523New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
635Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
384Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
479Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1539Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1659Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
509A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1342Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
654Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17695PMorohashi
517A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
660Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
671Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
440sakade
692Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
547henshall3
569Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
754Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1213Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1553Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qing1Pinyin reading
cheongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level