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

    drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears

    Idiomatic expression

    雀の涙ほどの給料では何の役にも立たない。
    The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.

Also written すずめの涙【すずめのなみだ】スズメの涙【すずめのなみだ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sparrow

Kun
すずめ
On
ジャクジャンサクシャク
Strokes
11
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
1856 of 2500
Radical
short-tailed bird

Built from

Used in names as

ざく

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
2-4-7, 3-4-7, 4-11-2SKIP code
8c3.2The Kanji Dictionary
9021.4Four corner code
1175deroo
96c0Unicode hex code
1-31-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
233Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6496New Nelson (John Haig)
2469New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3117Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2178Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2878Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2890Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1530Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
41954Morohashi
que4, qiao1, qiao3Pinyin reading
jagKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tears, sympathy

Kun
なみだ
On
ルイレイ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1381 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 44

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.21The Kanji Dictionary
3313.4Four corner code
363deroo
6d99Unicode hex code
1-46-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2569Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3154New Nelson (John Haig)
440New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
528Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
324Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
399Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1082Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1163Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1360A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1062Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1200Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17573PMorohashi
1916A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1239Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1305Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
687Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1361Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1081Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1201Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1091Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lei4Pinyin reading
ruKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44WaniKani level