Entry
  1. Noun

    ishigantō; stone tablet inscribed with the word "ishigantō" placed at crossroads, on stone walls etc. in southern Kyūshū and Okinawa to ward off evil spirits; orig. a Chinese custom

Also written 石敢当【いしがんとう】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stone

Kun
いし
On
セキシャクコク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
342 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

いさいすいわせっく

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
5a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0, 1026.0Four corner code
3377deroo
77f3Unicode hex code
1-32-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3176Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3985New Nelson (John Haig)
2971New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3689Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1884Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2564Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
118Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
276A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
172Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
102Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24024Morohashi
45A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
78Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
78Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44sakade
763Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
72henshall3
44Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
347crowley
102Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1397Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
114Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, dan4Pinyin reading
seogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful

Kun
あ.えてあ.えないあ.えず
On
カン
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1859 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 57

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-4SKIP code
4i8.5The Kanji Dictionary
1814.0Four corner code
3166deroo
6562Unicode hex code
1-20-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2054Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2350New Nelson (John Haig)
1706New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2142Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1121Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1522Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
826Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
889Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1812A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1713Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13260Morohashi
1106A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1691Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1807Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1390Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1544Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1622Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
942Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
834Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan3Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
57WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bear, accept, undertake, just

Kun
あ.たるあ.てるまさ.に
On
トウ
Strokes
13
Radical
field

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
2-5-8SKIP code
3n3.3The Kanji Dictionary
9060.6Four corner code
7576Unicode hex code
1-65-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1367Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3765New Nelson (John Haig)
2611New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3226Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2001Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
21890Morohashi
dang1, dang4Pinyin reading
dangKorean reading