Entry
  1. Noun

    something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    君の言っていることはただの社交辞令だよ。
    You're just being diplomatic.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

company, firm, office, association, shrine

Kun
やしろ
On
シャ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
21 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

こそ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-3SKIP code
4e3.1The Kanji Dictionary
3421.0Four corner code
672deroo
793eUnicode hex code
1-28-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3231Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4065New Nelson (John Haig)
840New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1042Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
562Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
745Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1092Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1173Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
30A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
406Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
203Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24631PMorohashi
137A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
308Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
234sakade
76Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
153henshall3
145Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
82crowley
60Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
1418Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1101Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
she4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

Kun
まじ.わるまじ.えるま.じるまじ.るま.ざるま.ぜる-か.うか.わすかわ.すこもごも
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
178 of 2500
Radical
lid
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

かた

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-4, 2-4-2SKIP code
2j4.3The Kanji Dictionary
0040.8Four corner code
466deroo
4ea4Unicode hex code
1-24-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
290Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
90New Nelson (John Haig)
2015New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2508Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1272Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1738Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1275Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1368Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
200A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
293Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
86Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
291Morohashi
115A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
114Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
114Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
212sakade
298Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
128henshall3
120Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
269crowley
504Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
38Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1283Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao1Pinyin reading
gyoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

resign, word, term, expression

Kun
や.めるいな.む
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
633 of 2500
Radical
bitter
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-7SKIP code
5b8.4The Kanji Dictionary
2064.1Four corner code
2255deroo
8f9eUnicode hex code
1-28-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3860Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6000New Nelson (John Haig)
1364New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1726Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
922Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1245Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1497Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1613Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
868A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1918Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
594Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38638Morohashi
500A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
688Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
701Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
626sakade
945Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
528henshall3
605Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
931Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1785Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1511Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci2Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

orders, laws, command, decree, good

On
レイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
804 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

のりりょう

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
2a3.9The Kanji Dictionary
8030.7, 8022.7Four corner code
2844deroo
4ee4Unicode hex code
1-46-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
360Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
121New Nelson (John Haig)
1995New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2489Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1401Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
668A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
155Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
496Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
387Morohashi
603A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
831Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
736sakade
303Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
633henshall3
460Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
998Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1413Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ling4, ling2, ling3Pinyin reading
ryeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level