Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee

    Idiomatic expression

    そんなに欲をかいていると、虻蜂取らずになっちゃうよ。
    Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.

Also written あぶはち取らず【あぶはちとらず】アブハチ取らず【アブハチとらず】虻蜂とらず【あぶはちとらず】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gadfly, horsefly

Kun
あぶ
On
ボウ
Strokes
9
Radical
insect

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (11)
CodeReference
1-6-3SKIP code
6d3.2The Kanji Dictionary
5011.0Four corner code
867bUnicode hex code
1-16-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4117Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5277New Nelson (John Haig)
1134Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32835Morohashi
meng2Pinyin reading
maengKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bee, wasp, hornet

Kun
はち
On
ホウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2223 of 2500
Radical
insect
WaniKani
Level 41

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
1-6-7SKIP code
6d7.6The Kanji Dictionary
5715.4Four corner code
8702Unicode hex code
1-43-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4150Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5331New Nelson (John Haig)
1728Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1247Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2687Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1684Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1921Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33088Morohashi
821Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
feng1Pinyin reading
bongKorean reading
41WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On
シュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
122 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

どる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
6e2.2The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0Four corner code
3267deroo
53d6Unicode hex code
1-28-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679New Nelson (John Haig)
1262New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158Morohashi
301A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238sakade
393Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317henshall3
303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194crowley
270Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level