Entry
  1. Noun

    ruffian palanquin bearer (Edo period)

    Historical term

  2. thug; ruffian; scoundrel; exploiter

    Derogatory

Also written 蜘蛛助【くもすけ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cloud

Kun
くも-ぐも
On
ウン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1256 of 2500
Radical
rain
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

ずものめ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
8d4.1The Kanji Dictionary
1073.1Four corner code
3171deroo
96f2Unicode hex code
1-17-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5046Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6522New Nelson (John Haig)
2773New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3447Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1774Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2415Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
423Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
452Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1124A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2027Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
478Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42235Morohashi
78A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
636Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
646Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47sakade
997Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
83henshall3
213Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
844Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1860Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
430Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yun2Pinyin reading
unKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

help, rescue, assist

Kun
たす.けるたす.かるす.けるすけ
On
ジョ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
397 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
2g5.1The Kanji Dictionary
7412.7Four corner code
3945deroo
52a9Unicode hex code
1-29-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
719Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
530New Nelson (John Haig)
1121New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1440Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
764Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1037Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1782Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1921Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
407A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
431Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
346Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2313Morohashi
314A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
623Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
633Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
248sakade
367Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
330henshall3
284Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
248crowley
826Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
211Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1800Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu4Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level