Entry
  1. Noun

    ransom

    そのハイジャック犯は200万ドルの身代金を要求した。
    The hijacker demanded a ransom of two million dollars.

Also written 身の代金【みのしろきん】

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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

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるしろ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
66 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2324.0Four corner code
2156deroo
4ee3Unicode hex code
1-34-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
125New Nelson (John Haig)
30New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1005Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1080Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
68A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
125Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
85Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
386Morohashi
338A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
256Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
256Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463sakade
111Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
358henshall3
257Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
87crowley
413Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
61Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1014Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4Pinyin reading
daeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gold

Kun
かねかな--がね
On
キンコンゴン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
53 of 2500
Radical
gold
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

かんきむこの

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-6SKIP code
8a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8010.9Four corner code
2872deroo
91d1Unicode hex code
1-22-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4815Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6211New Nelson (John Haig)
2057New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2552Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1302Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1771Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
269Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
287Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
59A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
664Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
18Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40152Morohashi
14A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
23Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
23Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16sakade
94Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
18henshall3
72Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
79crowley
21Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1808Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
275Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin1Pinyin reading
gim, geumKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level