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

    having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger

    Idiomatic expressionfrom the Book of Sui

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians

On
Strokes
18
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1696 of 2500
Radical
horse
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-10-8SKIP code
10a8.3The Kanji Dictionary
7432.1Four corner code
3449deroo
9a0eUnicode hex code
1-21-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5222Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6761New Nelson (John Haig)
1834New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2307Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1193Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1629Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1981Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2135Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1734A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2762Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1174Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44817Morohashi
1133A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1881Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2047Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1911Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1912Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1874Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1919Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2000Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi2, ji4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tiger, drunkard

Kun
とら
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1653 of 2500
Radical
tiger
WaniKani
Level 41

Built from

Used in names as

たけ

Dictionary and index codes (25)
CodeReference
3-4-4, 3-6-2SKIP code
2m6.3The Kanji Dictionary
2121.7, 2121.1Four corner code
1257deroo
864eUnicode hex code
1-24-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4105Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5265New Nelson (John Haig)
3212New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3981Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2048Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2766Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1990Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2145Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1558A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
754Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1932Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32675Morohashi
2234Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1677Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2009Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hu3Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

forces, energy, military strength

Kun
いきお.いはずみ
On
セイゼイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
260 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-11-2SKIP code
2g11.6The Kanji Dictionary
4542.7, 4442.7Four corner code
1445deroo
52e2Unicode hex code
1-32-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
735Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
558New Nelson (John Haig)
2857New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3542Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1829Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2487Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1515Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1633Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
365A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2039Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
299Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2422Morohashi
518A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
646Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
656Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
441sakade
375Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
747henshall3
779Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
293crowley
865Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
227Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1529Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
seKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level