Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

    ディスコダンスに関しては、私はスーザンの足元にも及ばない。
    When it comes to disco dance, I can't hold a candle to Susan.

Also written 足元にもおよばない【あしもとにもおよばない】足元にも及ば無い【あしもとにもおよばない】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

Kun
あした.りるた.るた.す
On
ソク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
343 of 2500
Radical
foot
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

あすおすたらし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
7d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6080.1Four corner code
3770deroo
8db3Unicode hex code
1-34-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4546Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5856New Nelson (John Haig)
2188New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2714Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1386Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1873Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1279Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1372Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
305A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
461Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
135Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37365Morohashi
51A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
58Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29sakade
90Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
36henshall3
67Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
338crowley
171Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1759Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1287Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zu2, ju4Pinyin reading
jog, juKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beginning, former time, origin

Kun
もと
On
ゲンガン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
192 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-3SKIP code
0a4.5The Kanji Dictionary
1021.1Four corner code
3057deroo
5143Unicode hex code
1-24-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
275Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
343New Nelson (John Haig)
1929New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2428Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1226Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1690Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
59Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
63Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
328A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
60Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
106Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1340Morohashi
106A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
137Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68sakade
121Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
117henshall3
89Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
408crowley
245Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
141Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
59Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reach out, exert, exercise, cause

Kun
およ.ぶおよ.びおよびおよ.ぼす
On
キュウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
544 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

おい

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-4-1SKIP code
0a3.24The Kanji Dictionary
1724.7Four corner code
3567deroo
53caUnicode hex code
1-21-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
670New Nelson (John Haig)
3385New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4192Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2122Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2868Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
688Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
743Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
748A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
83Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
888Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3118PMorohashi
1148A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1257Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1328Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1120Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1012Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
422crowley
1098Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
21Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
695Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji2Pinyin reading
geubKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level