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Entry

  1. Noun

    pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    文句があるならはっきり言えよ。君のその態度は面従腹背そのものだよ。
    If you have a complaint let me hear it. There's a difference between superficial obedience and honest loyalty you know.
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Characters in this word

4
面
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mask, face, features, surface

Kun
おもおもてつら
On
メンベン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
186 of 2500
Radical
面 face
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

面

Used in names as

おずらほおつきも

Words starting with 面Words ending in 面Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 3-5-4SKIP code
3s6.1The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0Four corner code
3176deroo
9762Unicode hex code
1-44-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5087Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6566New Nelson (John Haig)
2087New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2590Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1324Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1796Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1892Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2039Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
165A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
904Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
321Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42618Morohashi
395A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
274Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
274Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322sakade
1002Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
417henshall3
347Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
117crowley
438Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
1876Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1910Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mian4Pinyin reading
myeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
従
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

Kun
したが.うしたが.えるより
On
ジュウショウジュ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
601 of 2500
Radical
彳 step
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

并疋彳
Words starting with 従Words ending in 従Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3i7.3The Kanji Dictionary
2828.1Four corner code
2070deroo
5f93Unicode hex code
1-29-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1613Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1745New Nelson (John Haig)
415New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
498Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
309Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
376Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
877Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
942Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
727A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1050Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
673Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10133Morohashi
891A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1482Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1579Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
808sakade
1281Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
902henshall3
903Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
329crowley
642Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
628Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
886Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cong2Pinyin reading
jongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
腹
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

abdomen, belly, stomach

Kun
はら
On
フク
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1286 of 2500
Radical
肉 meat
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

月日夂ノ一人乞
Words starting with 腹Words ending in 腹Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-4-9SKIP code
4b9.4The Kanji Dictionary
7824.7Four corner code
3967deroo
8179Unicode hex code
1-42-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3800Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4851New Nelson (John Haig)
1034New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1308Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
710Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
949Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
464Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
503Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1345A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1871Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1010Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29722Morohashi
965A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1271Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1345Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
852Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
975henshall3
966Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1088Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1040Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
475Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
bogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
背
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

Kun
せせいそむ.くそむ.ける
On
ハイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
696 of 2500
Radical
肉 meat
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

月匕爿
Words starting with 背Words ending in 背Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
4b5.15The Kanji Dictionary
1122.7, 1222.7Four corner code
1246deroo
80ccUnicode hex code
1-39-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3754Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4794New Nelson (John Haig)
2573New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3182Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1641Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
446Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
481Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
796A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
957Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
933Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29363Morohashi
957A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1265Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1338Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
845Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
967henshall3
893Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1085Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1017Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
455Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4, bei1Pinyin reading
bae, paeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level