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

    a fish out of water; a kappa up on land

    Idiomatic expressionsee 河童

    「陸に上がった河童」とは環境が変わったために能力を発揮できずにいることのたとえです。
    "A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.

Also written 陸に上がったカッパ【りくにあがったカッパ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
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land, six

Kun
おか
On
リクロク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
736 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Used in names as

くがたちみちむつ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-8, 1-2-8SKIP code
2d8.4The Kanji Dictionary
7421.4Four corner code
3672deroo
9678Unicode hex code
1-46-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5005Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6461New Nelson (John Haig)
543New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
659Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
399Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
496Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1513Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1631Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
651A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1312Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
193Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41708Morohashi
597A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
647Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
657Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
529sakade
987Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
627henshall3
579Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
445crowley
833Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
740Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1527Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lu4, liu4Pinyin reading
ryugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
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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
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river

Kun
かわ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
663 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

かっこう

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.30The Kanji Dictionary
3112.0Four corner code
349deroo
6cb3Unicode hex code
1-18-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2530Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3102New Nelson (John Haig)
336New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
394Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
251Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
298Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
146Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
157Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
698A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
597Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
633Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17245Morohashi
628A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
389Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
391Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
561sakade
669Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
658henshall3
679Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1127Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1170Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
148Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
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juvenile, child

Kun
わらべ
On
ドウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1138 of 2500
Radical
stand
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-5-7SKIP code
5b7.3The Kanji Dictionary
0010.4Four corner code
472deroo
7ae5Unicode hex code
1-38-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3357Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4239New Nelson (John Haig)
2130New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2639Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1348Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1828Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
436Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
468Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1111A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1743Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
643Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25775Morohashi
363A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
410Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
416Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
487sakade
788Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
385henshall3
408Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1026Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1461Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
443Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong2Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level