Entry
  1. Noun

    chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)

Also written 火皿貝【ひざらがい】石鼈【ひざらがい】爺が背【じいがせ】

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Characters in this word

3
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knee, lap

Kun
ひざ
On
シツ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2320 of 2500
Radical
meat

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
1-4-11SKIP code
4b11.4The Kanji Dictionary
7423.2Four corner code
3942deroo
819dUnicode hex code
1-41-08JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3814Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4868New Nelson (John Haig)
1359Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
985Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2461Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1002Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2281Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29837Morohashi
1917Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
xi1Pinyin reading
seulKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dish, a helping, plate

Kun
さら
On
ベイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1812 of 2500
Radical
dish
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-5-1, 3-3-2SKIP code
5h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
7710.0Four corner code
3674deroo
76bfUnicode hex code
1-27-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3885New Nelson (John Haig)
3474New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4286Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2164Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2916Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1447Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1555Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1651A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1891Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22941Morohashi
1307A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1097Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1148Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
756Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
300henshall3
249Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
927Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.4busy_people
1368Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1459Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
min3Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shellfish

Kun
かい
On
バイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1787 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-2SKIP code
7b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6080.0Four corner code
3961deroo
8c9dUnicode hex code
1-19-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4486Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5766New Nelson (John Haig)
2543New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3150Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1614Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2200Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
54Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
56Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1590A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
498Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
44Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36656Morohashi
90A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
240Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
240Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
169sakade
917Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
49henshall3
70Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
719Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1720Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
54Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4Pinyin reading
paeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level