鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

鳴

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

Kun: な.くな.るな.らす
On: メイ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 1279 of 2500
Radical: 鳥 bird
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

口鳥杰

Used in names as

なりなる

Words starting with 鳴 Words ending in 鳴 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-3-11	SKIP code
3d11.1	The Kanji Dictionary
6702.7	Four corner code
3750	deroo
9cf4	Unicode hex code
1-44-36	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
983	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6939	New Nelson (John Haig)
674	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
831	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
481	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
616	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1942	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2092	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1186	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2065	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
864	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46672	Morohashi
209	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
925	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
948	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321	sakade
1019	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
229	henshall3
235	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
487	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1935	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1961	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2	Pinyin reading
myeong	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

蝉

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cicada

Kun: せみ
On: センゼン

Strokes: 15
Radical: 虫 insect

Built from

十尚虫田

Words starting with 蝉 Words ending in 蝉 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (13)

Code	Reference
1-6-9, 1-6-12	SKIP code
6d12.3	The Kanji Dictionary
5615.6	Four corner code
8749	Unicode hex code
1-32-70	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4190	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5349	New Nelson (John Haig)
1774	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2692	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2731	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
33616	Morohashi
chan2	Pinyin reading
seon	Korean reading

蛍

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lightning-bug, firefly

Kun: ほたる
On: ケイ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 2031 of 2500
Radical: 虫 insect
WaniKani: Level 41

Built from

尚虫冖

Words starting with 蛍 Words ending in 蛍 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (26)

Code	Reference
2-5-6, 2-3-8	SKIP code
3n8.2	The Kanji Dictionary
3213.6, 9013.6	Four corner code
86cd	Unicode hex code
1-23-54	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5302	New Nelson (John Haig)
2591	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3204	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1658	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2248	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
518	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
557	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1925	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
32983	Morohashi
1200	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1878	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2043	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1717	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1482	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1676	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1607	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
524	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ying2	Pinyin reading
hyeong	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41	WaniKani level

身

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somebody, person, one's station in life

Kun: み
On: シン

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 320 of 2500
Radical: 身 body
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

身

Words starting with 身 Words ending in 身 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-7-3, 4-7-4	SKIP code
0a7.5	The Kanji Dictionary
2740.0	Four corner code
847	deroo
8eab	Unicode hex code
1-31-40	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4601	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5928	New Nelson (John Haig)
3553	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4368	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2977	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1248	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1337	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
546	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
791	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38034	Morohashi
323	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
59	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255	sakade
937	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
339	henshall3
285	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
174	crowley
394	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1768	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1256	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1, juan1	Pinyin reading
sin	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

焦

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char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe

Kun: こ.げるこ.がすこ.がれるあせ.るじ.れるじ.らす
On: ショウ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 973 of 2500
Radical: 火 fire
WaniKani: Level 42

Built from

杰隹

Words starting with 焦 Words ending in 焦 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
2-8-4	SKIP code
8c4.3	The Kanji Dictionary
2033.1	Four corner code
2440	deroo
7126	Unicode hex code
1-30-39	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5029	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3436	New Nelson (John Haig)
2770	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3444	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1771	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2412	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
557	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
599	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1202	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1606	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19119	Morohashi
1404	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
999	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1036	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1516	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1564	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1385	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1278	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
564	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao1	Pinyin reading
cho	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42	WaniKani level