身を捨ててこそ浮かぶ瀬もあれ

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
nothing ventured, nothing gained
Proverb

Also written 身を捨ててこそ浮かぶ瀬も有れ【みをすててこそうかぶせもあれ】

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Characters in this word

身

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

somebody, person, one's station in life

Kun: み
On: シン

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 320 of 2500
Radical: 身 body
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

身

Words starting with 身 Words ending in 身 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-7-3, 4-7-4	SKIP code
0a7.5	The Kanji Dictionary
2740.0	Four corner code
847	deroo
8eab	Unicode hex code
1-31-40	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4601	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5928	New Nelson (John Haig)
3553	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4368	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2977	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1248	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1337	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
546	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
791	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38034	Morohashi
323	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
59	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255	sakade
937	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
339	henshall3
285	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
174	crowley
394	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1768	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1256	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1, juan1	Pinyin reading
sin	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

捨

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice

Kun: す.てる
On: シャ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 1266 of 2500
Radical: 手 hand
WaniKani: Level 32

Built from

口土个扎

Words starting with 捨 Words ending in 捨 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-3-8	SKIP code
3c8.26	The Kanji Dictionary
5806.1	Four corner code
1377	deroo
6368	Unicode hex code
1-28-46	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1944	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2205	New Nelson (John Haig)
501	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
608	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
369	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
461	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
655	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
707	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1223	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1324	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1424	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12191P	Morohashi
883	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1444	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1537	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
573	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
894	henshall3
923	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
285	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
901	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
662	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
she3, she4	Pinyin reading
sa	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32	WaniKani level

浮

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

floating, float, rise to surface

Kun: う.くう.かれるう.かぶう.かべる
On: フ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 776 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 30

Built from

子汁爪

Used in names as

うき

Words starting with 浮 Words ending in 浮 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
1-3-7, 1-3-6	SKIP code
3a6.11	The Kanji Dictionary
3214.7	Four corner code
347	deroo
6d6e	Unicode hex code
1-41-66	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2575	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3159	New Nelson (John Haig)
435	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
522	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
319	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
393	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
730	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
787	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1047	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1069	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
991	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17487X	Morohashi
1752	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
938	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
968	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
684	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1359	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
820	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1197	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
738	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu2	Pinyin reading
bu	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30	WaniKani level

瀬

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal

Kun: せ
On: ライ

Strokes: 19
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1152 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 41

Built from

｜貝目ハ汁頁木口

Used in names as

いわたがせしげせいせっ

Words starting with 瀬 Words ending in 瀬 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
1-3-16	SKIP code
3a16.3	The Kanji Dictionary
3118.6	Four corner code
361	deroo
702c	Unicode hex code
1-32-05	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2735	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3384	New Nelson (John Haig)
806	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
545	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
717	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1666	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1795	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
947	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2794	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1037	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18672P	Morohashi
1469	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1513	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1614	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1509	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1914	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1845	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1259	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1682	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lai4	Pinyin reading
roe	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41	WaniKani level