Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

    Proverb

Also written 背に腹は代えられない【せにはらはかえられない】背に腹は替えられない【せにはらはかえられない】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

Kun
せいそむ.くそむ.ける
On
ハイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
696 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
4b5.15The Kanji Dictionary
1122.7, 1222.7Four corner code
1246deroo
80ccUnicode hex code
1-39-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3754Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4794New Nelson (John Haig)
2573New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3182Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1641Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
446Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
481Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
796A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
957Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
933Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29363Morohashi
957A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1265Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1338Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
845Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
967henshall3
893Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1085Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1017Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
455Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4, bei1Pinyin reading
bae, paeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

abdomen, belly, stomach

Kun
はら
On
フク
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1286 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-4-9SKIP code
4b9.4The Kanji Dictionary
7824.7Four corner code
3967deroo
8179Unicode hex code
1-42-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3800Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4851New Nelson (John Haig)
1034New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1308Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
710Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
949Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
464Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
503Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1345A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1871Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1010Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29722Morohashi
965A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1271Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1345Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
852Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
975henshall3
966Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1088Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1040Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
475Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
bogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

unusual, change, strange

Kun
か.わるか.わりか.える
On
ヘン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
238 of 2500
Radical
go
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-6-3SKIP code
2j7.3The Kanji Dictionary
0024.7, 0040.7Four corner code
467deroo
5909Unicode hex code
1-42-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
306Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1119New Nelson (John Haig)
2069New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1311Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1782Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1745Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
324A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
970Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
191Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5703Morohashi
581A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
257Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
257Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
509sakade
443Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
609henshall3
532Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
254crowley
222Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
401Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1761Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bian4Pinyin reading
byeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level