Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains

    Proverb

    いろいろトラブルもあったけど、雨降って地固まるってことになってほしいね。
    We've been through a rough patch, but I hope it will have made us stronger.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rain

Kun
あめあま--さめ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
950 of 2500
Radical
rain
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-8-1SKIP code
8d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7Four corner code
3153deroo
96e8Unicode hex code
1-17-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5042Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6518New Nelson (John Haig)
3561New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4378Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2218Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2983Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
422Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
451Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
655A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
759Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
114Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42210Morohashi
3A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
30Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42sakade
97Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
69henshall3
76Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
232Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1858Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
429Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu3, yu4Pinyin reading
uKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Kun
お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.るくだ.す
On
コウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
596 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Used in names as

ふりふる

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
2d7.7The Kanji Dictionary
7725.4Four corner code
3655deroo
964dUnicode hex code
1-25-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4994Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6450New Nelson (John Haig)
458New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
414Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1308Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1405Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
787A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1058Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
887Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41620Morohashi
863A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
947Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
977Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
873henshall3
898Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
136Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
731Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1317Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiang4, xiang2Pinyin reading
hang, gangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ground, earth

On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
40 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

どま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
3b3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4411.2Four corner code
1456deroo
5730Unicode hex code
1-35-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1056Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
976New Nelson (John Haig)
204New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
152Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
515Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
554Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
40A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
241Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
143Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4890Morohashi
167A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
118Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
118Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
111sakade
143Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
184henshall3
130Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
45crowley
146Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
367Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
521Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
di4, de5Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

harden, set, clot, curdle

Kun
かた.めるかた.まるかた.まりかた.い
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
750 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
3s5.2The Kanji Dictionary
6060.4Four corner code
1577deroo
56faUnicode hex code
1-24-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1036Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
949New Nelson (John Haig)
3086New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3830Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1963Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2658Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
580Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
622Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
834A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
744Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
738Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4745Morohashi
476A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
972Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1004Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
393sakade
424Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
501henshall3
503Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
470Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
343Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
587Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu4Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level