Entry
  1. Noun

    sheep

    Rare termUsually written using kana alone

  2. foreigner's mistress

    Obsolete termDerogatoryUsually written using kana alonefrom the belief that Western sailors kept sheep on their ships for sexual purposessee 洋妾

Also written 羅紗緬【ラシャめん】ラシャ綿【ラシャめん】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out

Kun
うすもの
On
Strokes
19
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1831 of 2500
Radical
net
WaniKani
Level 57

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-5-14SKIP code
5g14.1The Kanji Dictionary
6091.4Four corner code
3675deroo
7f85Unicode hex code
1-45-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3654Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4655New Nelson (John Haig)
2622New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3244Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1679Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2278Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1342Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1442Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1762A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2937Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
28397Morohashi
1887A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1860Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2017Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1656Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1919Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1672Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1469Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1354Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
luo2, luo1Pinyin reading
raKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
57WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gauze, gossamer

Kun
うすぎぬ
On
シャ
Strokes
10
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Radical
silk

Built from

Used in names as

たえすず

Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
6a4.6The Kanji Dictionary
2992.0Four corner code
7d17Unicode hex code
1-28-51JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3503Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4446New Nelson (John Haig)
1301New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1653Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
878Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1196Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2673Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2714Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1683Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
27287Morohashi
2191Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
sha1Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
綿
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cotton

Kun
わた
On
メン
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1495 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-8SKIP code
6a8.8The Kanji Dictionary
2692.7Four corner code
2744deroo
7dbfUnicode hex code
1-44-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3566Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4531New Nelson (John Haig)
1373New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1736Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
929Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1254Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1367Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1467Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
854A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2538Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
27592Morohashi
798A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1191Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1251Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
725sakade
822Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
818henshall3
803Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
881Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1544Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1379Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mian2Pinyin reading
myeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level