聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

聞

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hear, ask, listen

Kun: き.くき.こえる
On: ブンモン

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 319 of 2500
Radical: 耳 ear
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

耳門

Words starting with 聞 Words ending in 聞 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-8-6	SKIP code
8e6.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7740.1, 7712.1	Four corner code
3854	deroo
805e	Unicode hex code
1-42-25	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4959	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4732	New Nelson (John Haig)
3326	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4127	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2097	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2840	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1626	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1754	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
262	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2244	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
109	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29104	Morohashi
200	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
64	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
314	sakade
80	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
219	henshall3
234	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
184	crowley
179	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8	busy_people
1584	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1640	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wen2, wen4	Pinyin reading
mun	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

一

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one, one radical (no.1)

Kun: ひと-ひと.つ
On: イチイツ

Strokes: 1
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 2 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

一

Used in names as

かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと

Words starting with 一 Words ending in 一 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-1-4	SKIP code
0a1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0	Four corner code
3072	deroo
4e00	Unicode hex code
1-16-76	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1	New Nelson (John Haig)
3341	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Morohashi
1	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	sakade
1	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1	henshall3
1	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1	crowley
1	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1	Pinyin reading
il	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

時

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time, hour

Kun: とき-どき
On: ジ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 16 of 2500
Radical: 日 sun
WaniKani: Level 7

Built from

寸土日

Used in names as

ととぎ

Words starting with 時 Words ending in 時 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-4-6	SKIP code
4c6.2	The Kanji Dictionary
6404.1	Four corner code
3848	deroo
6642	Unicode hex code
1-27-94	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2126	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2462	New Nelson (John Haig)
924	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1155	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
625	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
830	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
159	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
171	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1086	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
46	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13890	Morohashi
135	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
42	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
87	sakade
57	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
151	henshall3
195	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
24	crowley
25	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1	busy_people
988	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
161	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2	Pinyin reading
si	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7	WaniKani level

恥

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shame, dishonor

Kun: は.じるはじは.じらうは.ずかしい
On: チ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 1575 of 2500
Radical: 心 heart
WaniKani: Level 35

Built from

耳心

Words starting with 恥 Words ending in 恥 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-6-4	SKIP code
6e4.2	The Kanji Dictionary
1310.0, 1340.0	Four corner code
3258	deroo
6065	Unicode hex code
1-35-49	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3704	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1846	New Nelson (John Haig)
1313	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1664	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
882	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1200	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
823	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
886	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1710	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1431	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10585	Morohashi
1572	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1690	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1805	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
538	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1332	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1366	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
783	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
831	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi3	Pinyin reading
chi	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35	WaniKani level

生

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life, genuine, birth

Kun: い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすきなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
On: セイショウ

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 29 of 2500
Radical: 生 life
WaniKani: Level 3

Built from

生

Used in names as

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう

Words starting with 生 Words ending in 生 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-5-2	SKIP code
0a5.29	The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0	Four corner code
2472	deroo
751f	Unicode hex code
1-32-24	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715	New Nelson (John Haig)
3497	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670	Morohashi
42	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34	sakade
71	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44	henshall3
43	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9	crowley
49	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4	busy_people
1327	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1	Pinyin reading
saeng	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3	WaniKani level