自転車操業 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Noun
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)

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Characters in this word

自

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

oneself

Kun: みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと
On: ジシ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 19 of 2500
Radical: 自 self
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

自目

Used in names as

より

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-6-2	SKIP code
5c1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0	Four corner code
879	deroo
81ea	Unicode hex code
1-28-11	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3841	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4900	New Nelson (John Haig)
3525	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4338	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
340	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
60	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30095	Morohashi
134	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
62	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229	sakade
242	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
150	henshall3
126	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
14	crowley
63	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19	busy_people
1587	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
36	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level

転

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

revolve, turn around, change

Kun: ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく
On: テン

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 327 of 2500
Radical: 車 cart
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

車二厶

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-7-4	SKIP code
7c4.3	The Kanji Dictionary
5103.1	Four corner code
1571	deroo
8ee2	Unicode hex code
1-37-30	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4615	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5948	New Nelson (John Haig)
1480	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1872	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
420	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
449	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1656	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
515	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38234P	Morohashi
354	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
433	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479	sakade
257	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
375	henshall3
383	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16	busy_people
1773	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
427	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuan3, zhuai3, zhuan4	Pinyin reading
jeon	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

車

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

car

Kun: くるま
On: シャ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 333 of 2500
Radical: 車 cart
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

車

Used in names as

くらくろま

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-7-3	SKIP code
7c0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
5000.6	Four corner code
1555	deroo
8eca	Unicode hex code
1-28-54	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4608	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5939	New Nelson (John Haig)
3552	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4367	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2976	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
286	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
304	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
162	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
532	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
54	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38172	Morohashi
31	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
133	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88	sakade
91	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
63	henshall3
64	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
231	crowley
62	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2	busy_people
1769	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
292	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
che1, ju1	Pinyin reading
cha, geo	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

操

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity

Kun: みさおあやつ.る
On: ソウサン

Strokes: 16
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1016 of 2500
Radical: 手 hand
WaniKani: Level 33

Built from

口木扎品

Used in names as

さおみさ

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-3-13	SKIP code
3c13.3	The Kanji Dictionary
5609.4	Four corner code
1364	deroo
64cd	Unicode hex code
1-33-64	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2015	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2296	New Nelson (John Haig)
769	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
948	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
531	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
693	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
671	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
724	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
985	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2448	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1367	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12806	Morohashi
922	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1655	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1769	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
582	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
935	henshall3
995	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1485	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
928	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
678	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cao1, cao4	Pinyin reading
jo	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33	WaniKani level

業

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

business, vocation, arts, performance

Kun: わざ
On: ギョウゴウ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 43 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

｜一王并木羊耒

Used in names as

なりのぶ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-5-8	SKIP code
0a13.3	The Kanji Dictionary
3290.4	Four corner code
1064	deroo
696d	Unicode hex code
1-22-40	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
143	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2789	New Nelson (John Haig)
2612	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3227	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1674	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2265	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1792	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1931	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
54	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2024	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
292	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15170	Morohashi
260	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
279	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
279	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
380	sakade
199	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
278	henshall3
419	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
74	crowley
307	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.1	busy_people
1066	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1809	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ye4	Pinyin reading
eob	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level