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

    life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

    彼女は会う人すべてに自分の不幸な身の上話をする。
    She tells her tale of misery to everyone she meets.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

somebody, person, one's station in life

Kun
On
シン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
320 of 2500
Radical
body
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-7-3, 4-7-4SKIP code
0a7.5The Kanji Dictionary
2740.0Four corner code
847deroo
8eabUnicode hex code
1-31-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4601Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5928New Nelson (John Haig)
3553New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4368Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2977Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1337Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
546Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
791Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38034Morohashi
323A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
59Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255sakade
937Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
339henshall3
285Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
174crowley
394Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1768Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1256Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1, juan1Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

above, up

Kun
うえ-うえうわ-かみあ.げる-あ.げるあ.がる-あ.がるあ.がり-あ.がりのぼ.るのぼ.りのぼ.せるのぼ.すたてまつ.る
On
ジョウショウシャン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
35 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

あおいあげかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-2SKIP code
2m1.1The Kanji Dictionary
2110.0Four corner code
1272deroo
4e0aUnicode hex code
1-30-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
798Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
10New Nelson (John Haig)
3404New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4212Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2876Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
49Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
50Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
21A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
47Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13Morohashi
37A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
32Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
32Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20sakade
5Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
23henshall3
12Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
29crowley
31Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
6Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
49Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang4, shang3Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tale, talk

Kun
はな.すはなし
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
134 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-6SKIP code
7a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
0266.4Four corner code
3077deroo
8a71Unicode hex code
1-47-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4358Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5608New Nelson (John Haig)
1527New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1928Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1027Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1388Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
344Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
368Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
133A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
180Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35441Morohashi
221A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
238Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
151sakade
86Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
240henshall3
229Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
125crowley
178Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1684Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
350Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua4Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level