麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
Proverb

Also written 騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る【きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる】

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Characters in this word

麒

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Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining

On: キ

Strokes: 19
Taught: Jinmeiyō
Radical: 鹿 deer

Built from

甘鹿ハ比广

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

Dictionary and index codes (14)

Code	Reference
1-11-8	SKIP code
3q16.4	The Kanji Dictionary
0428.1	Four corner code
9e92	Unicode hex code
1-83-42	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5380	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7025	New Nelson (John Haig)
2363	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1662	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2840	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2854	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
47657	Morohashi
qi2	Pinyin reading
gi	Korean reading

麟

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Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining

On: リン

Strokes: 24
Taught: Jinmeiyō
JLPT: N1
Radical: 鹿 deer

Built from

鹿舛比米夕广

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

Dictionary and index codes (18)

Code	Reference
1-11-13	SKIP code
6b18.1	The Kanji Dictionary
0925.9	Four corner code
9e9f	Unicode hex code
1-46-59	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5383	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7028	New Nelson (John Haig)
2376	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1215	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1669	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2053	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2210	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3000	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
47690	Morohashi
2280	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
lin2	Pinyin reading
rin	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

老

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old man, old age, grow old

Kun: お.いるふ.ける
On: ロウ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 803 of 2500
Radical: 老 old
WaniKani: Level 11

Built from

老匕

Used in names as

えびおいび

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
3-4-2	SKIP code
2k4.5	The Kanji Dictionary
4471.1	Four corner code
1456	deroo
8001	Unicode hex code
1-47-23	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3683	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4696	New Nelson (John Haig)
3197	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3963	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2040	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2754	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1251	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1340	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
788	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
334	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
637	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28842	Morohashi
609	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
543	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
552	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
541	sakade
837	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
638	henshall3
472	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
737	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1576	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1259	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lao3	Pinyin reading
ro	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11	WaniKani level

駑

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slow horse, foolish fellow

Kun: にぶ.い
On: ド

Strokes: 15
Radical: 馬 horse

Built from

女馬又杰

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

Dictionary and index codes (10)

Code	Reference
2-5-10	SKIP code
10a5.7	The Kanji Dictionary
4732.7	Four corner code
99d1	Unicode hex code
1-81-46	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5205	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6741	New Nelson (John Haig)
44661	Morohashi
nu2	Pinyin reading
no	Korean reading

馬

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horse

Kun: うまま
On: バメマボモ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 639 of 2500
Radical: 馬 horse
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

馬杰

Used in names as

たばん

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
3-6-4, 4-10-1	SKIP code
10a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7132.7	Four corner code
3450	deroo
99ac	Unicode hex code
1-39-47	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5191	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6725	New Nelson (John Haig)
3296	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4086	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1978	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
512	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1257	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
142	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44572	Morohashi
191	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
283	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
127	sakade
1015	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
210	henshall3
199	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
484	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1997	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ma3	Pinyin reading
ma	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

劣

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inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Kun: おと.る
On: レツ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1620 of 2500
Radical: 力 power
WaniKani: Level 49

Built from

ノ小力

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
2-4-2, 3-4-2, 4-6-4	SKIP code
3n3.4	The Kanji Dictionary
9042.7	Four corner code
1145	deroo
52a3	Unicode hex code
1-46-84	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
185	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
524	New Nelson (John Haig)
2395	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3047	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1553	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2124	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
862	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
926	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1580	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1324	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2302	Morohashi
1928	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1150	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1203	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1100	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1062	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1153	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
210	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
870	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lie4	Pinyin reading
ryeol	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49	WaniKani level