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  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow

    Proverb

Also written 鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ【けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

5
鶏
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chicken

Kun
にわとりとり
On
ケイ
Strokes
19
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1901 of 2500
Radical
鳥 bird
WaniKani
Level 58

Built from

人爪土大鳥杰二
Words starting with 鶏Words ending in 鶏Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-11SKIP code
11b8.4The Kanji Dictionary
2752.7Four corner code
2050deroo
9d8fUnicode hex code
1-23-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5359Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6980New Nelson (John Haig)
1768New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1158Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1577Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1947Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2097Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1669A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2821Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1548Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
47074PMorohashi
1206A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
926Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
949Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1922Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1928Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1863Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1936Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1966Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji1Pinyin reading
gyeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
58WaniKani level
口
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mouth

Kun
くち
On
コウク
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
284 of 2500
Radical
口 mouth
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

囗口
Words starting with 口Words ending in 口Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 3-3-0SKIP code
3d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6000.0Four corner code
3777deroo
53e3Unicode hex code
1-24-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
868Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
685New Nelson (John Haig)
3382New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4189Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2119Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2865Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
11Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
11Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
213A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
29Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
38Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3227Morohashi
20A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
54Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
54Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27sakade
31Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
34henshall3
16Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
200crowley
167Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
276Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
11Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kou3Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
牛
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cow

Kun
うし
On
ギュウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
1202 of 2500
Radical
牛 cow
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

牛

Used in names as

うじご

Words starting with 牛Words ending in 牛Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-4-3SKIP code
4g0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2500.0Four corner code
2455deroo
725bUnicode hex code
1-21-77JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2852Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3532New Nelson (John Haig)
3452New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4263Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2151Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2903Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
245Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
260Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
909A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
111Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
534Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19922Morohashi
97A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
281Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
281Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62sakade
213Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
108henshall3
88Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
483Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
1289Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
251Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
niu2Pinyin reading
uKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
後
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

behind, back, later

Kun
のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
On
ゴコウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
26 of 2500
Radical
彳 step
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

夂幺彳

Used in names as

こしししいしり

Words starting with 後Words ending in 後Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3i6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2224.7Four corner code
2067deroo
5f8cUnicode hex code
1-24-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1610Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1742New Nelson (John Haig)
361New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1379Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1300Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10098Morohashi
111A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
48Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208sakade
53Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
123henshall3
174Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
48crowley
30Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
625Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1391Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou4Pinyin reading
huKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
勿
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

not, must not, do not, be not

Kun
なか.れなし
On
モチブツボツ
Strokes
4
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
勹 wrap

Built from

ノ勹勿
Words starting with 勿Words ending in 勿Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
3-2-2, 4-4-4SKIP code
0a4.11The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
52ffUnicode hex code
1-44-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
743Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
569New Nelson (John Haig)
2943New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3661Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2547Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1049Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1128Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
110Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2501Morohashi
1058Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu4Pinyin reading
mulKorean reading