EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    United Kingdom; UK; Britain; Great Britain

    Usually written using kana alone

    イギリスは多くの植民地を設けた。
    Britain established many colonies.
  2. England

    Usually written using kana aloneColloquial

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx

Kun
はなぶさ
On
エイ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
430 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

あいすぐるはなひでよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.5The Kanji Dictionary
4453.0Four corner code
1963deroo
82f1Unicode hex code
1-17-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3927Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5008New Nelson (John Haig)
2238New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2782Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1427Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1925Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1741Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1878Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
449A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
693Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
377Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30808PMorohashi
426A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
353Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
354Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
353sakade
244Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
449henshall3
495Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
361crowley
155Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
644Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1757Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ying1Pinyin reading
yeongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

good luck, joy, congratulations

Kun
よし
On
キチキツ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
711 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 44

Built from

Used in names as

きっきるこし

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3p3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4060.1Four corner code
1477deroo
5409Unicode hex code
1-21-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1053Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
711New Nelson (John Haig)
2167New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2691Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1369Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1855Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
320Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
342Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
464A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
278Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
990Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3289Morohashi
1142A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1141Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1194Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1124Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1064Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
199crowley
893Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
282Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
326Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji2Pinyin reading
gilKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
き.く
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
203 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かがとしのりりい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
5d2.1The Kanji Dictionary
2290.0Four corner code
2243deroo
5229Unicode hex code
1-45-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
466New Nelson (John Haig)
1114New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
906Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
219A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
436Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
200Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1932Morohashi
596A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
329Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
528sakade
355Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
626henshall3
491Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
180crowley
248Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
189Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
915Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
riKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level