Entry
  1. Noun

    brittle star (any starfish-like echinoderm of the order Ophiuroidea); brittlestar

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. Ophioplocus japonicus (species of brittlestar)

Also written 蜘蛛人手【くもひとで】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
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spider

Kun
くも
On
Strokes
14
Radical
insect

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-6-8SKIP code
6d8.2The Kanji Dictionary
5610.0Four corner code
8718Unicode hex code
1-35-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4158Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5342New Nelson (John Haig)
33134Morohashi
zhi1Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
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spider

On
チュシュ
Strokes
12
Radical
insect

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-6-6SKIP code
6d6.1The Kanji Dictionary
5519.0Four corner code
86dbUnicode hex code
1-73-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4131Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5307New Nelson (John Haig)
33002Morohashi
zhu1Pinyin reading
juKorean reading
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sea, ocean

Kun
うみ
On
カイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
200 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

あまうなうんひろひろしまちままわたる

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.20The Kanji Dictionary
3815.7Four corner code
347deroo
6d77Unicode hex code
1-19-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2553Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3133New Nelson (John Haig)
384New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
284Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
344Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
461Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
500Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
158A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1071Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
99Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17450Morohashi
88A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
117Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
117Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55sakade
211Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
94henshall3
171Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
206crowley
454Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
1184Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
471Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hai3Pinyin reading
haeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
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star, spot, dot, mark

Kun
ほし-ぼし
On
セイショウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
844 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-5SKIP code
4c5.7The Kanji Dictionary
6010.4Four corner code
3872deroo
661fUnicode hex code
1-32-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2121Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2452New Nelson (John Haig)
2435New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3089Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1577Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2156Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1556Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1676Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
877A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
946Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
838Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13837Morohashi
154A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
730Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
743Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
264sakade
599Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
171henshall3
181Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
463Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
973Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1570Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing1Pinyin reading
seongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level