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  1. Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; characteristically masterful

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    また、お説教が始まった。一言居士の面目躍如というところだね。
    Uh-oh, here comes another lecture. This guy likes to show he has something to say about everything.

  2. bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour; doing one credit

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

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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
目
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
め-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
目 eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

目

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Words starting with 目Words ending in 目Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
躍
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leap, dance, skip

Kun
おど.る
On
ヤク
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
900 of 2500
Radical
足 foot
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

ヨ口足隹止

Used in names as

おどり

Words starting with 躍Words ending in 躍Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-7-14SKIP code
7d14.2The Kanji Dictionary
6711.4Four corner code
3775deroo
8e8dUnicode hex code
1-44-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4595Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5921New Nelson (John Haig)
1658New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2090Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1091Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1484Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1285Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1379Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
934A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1342Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37955PMorohashi
1860A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1560Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1663Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1796Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1939Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1384Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1767Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1293Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yue4Pinyin reading
yag, jeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level
如
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

Kun
ごと.し
On
ジョニョ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1704 of 2500
Radical
女 woman
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

口女

Used in names as

きねゆきよし

Words starting with 如Words ending in 如Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
3e3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4640.0Four corner code
1777deroo
5982Unicode hex code
1-39-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1189Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1178New Nelson (John Haig)
207New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
239Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
154Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
100Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
104Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1521A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
412Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1539Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6060Morohashi
1383A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1747Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1870Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1184Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1069Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
337crowley
1441Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
433Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
101Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ru2Pinyin reading
yeoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level