Entry
  1. Noun

    fighting with real swords

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    おやおや。いかな体育の授業といえど・・・真剣勝負の意気込みで臨まなければ、いざ実戦と言う時に役に立ちませんよ。
    Well, even if it is just P.E. class, if you don't take it seriously, it won't do you any good in a real match.
  2. game played in real earnest

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

true, reality, Buddhist sect

Kun
ま-まこと
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
279 of 2500
Radical
eye

Built from

Used in names as

さなさねただただしなおのりまあまこまさまっまどまなまゆみち

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-7-3SKIP code
2k8.1The Kanji Dictionary
4080.1Four corner code
1561deroo
771fUnicode hex code
1-31-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
783Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3926New Nelson (John Haig)
2111New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2616Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
278A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
384Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23236Morohashi
514A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
422Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438sakade
227Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
341henshall3
358Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
195crowley
242Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1385Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
75Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

Kun
つるぎ
On
ケン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1305 of 2500
Radical
knife

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-8-2SKIP code
2f8.5The Kanji Dictionary
8250.0Four corner code
2843deroo
5263Unicode hex code
1-23-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
696Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
498New Nelson (John Haig)
1672New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2104Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1096Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1493Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1671Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1801Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1248A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1151Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1436Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2076Morohashi
1214A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
879Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
900Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1095Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1310Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
791Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
198Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1687Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian4Pinyin reading
geomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

victory, win, prevail, excel

Kun
か.つ-が.ちまさ.るすぐ.れるかつ
On
ショウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
185 of 2500
Radical
power

Built from

Used in names as

かちよし

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4b8.4The Kanji Dictionary
7922.7Four corner code
3945deroo
52ddUnicode hex code
1-30-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3787Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
553New Nelson (John Haig)
1005New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1268Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
686Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
918Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1209Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1294Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
197A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1613Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
266Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2409Morohashi
319A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
509Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
250sakade
373Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
335henshall3
401Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
419crowley
263Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
224Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1217Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng4, sheng1Pinyin reading
seungKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Kun
ま.けるま.かすお.う
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
443 of 2500
Radical
shell

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-7-2SKIP code
2n7.1The Kanji Dictionary
2780.6Four corner code
2561deroo
8ca0Unicode hex code
1-41-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4488Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5769New Nelson (John Haig)
2091New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2594Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1327Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1799Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
63Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
67Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
473A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
981Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
503Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36660XMorohashi
383A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
510Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312sakade
918Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
406henshall3
346Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
717Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1722Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
63Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)