Entry
  1. Noun

    leading player; prima donna; box-office star

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    あの女優は一座の一枚看板だ。
    That actress is the shining star of the company.
  2. best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

one, one radical (no.1)

Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
On
イチイツ
Strokes
1
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
2 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-1-4SKIP code
0a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e00Unicode hex code
1-16-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1New Nelson (John Haig)
3341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1Morohashi
1A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1sakade
1Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1henshall3
1Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1crowley
1Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets

On
マイバイ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
911 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

ひら

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4a4.4The Kanji Dictionary
4894.0Four corner code
1866deroo
679aUnicode hex code
1-43-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2202Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2582New Nelson (John Haig)
859New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1069Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
576Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
764Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
332Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
354Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
730A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
630Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
952Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14554Morohashi
976A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1156Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1211Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
624Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
988henshall3
875Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
982Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.4busy_people
1080Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
338Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mei2Pinyin reading
maeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

watch over, see

Kun
み.る
On
カン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1060 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
3-4-5, 4-9-2SKIP code
5c4.4The Kanji Dictionary
2060.4Four corner code
2279deroo
770bUnicode hex code
1-20-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
222Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3919New Nelson (John Haig)
3220New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3992Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2051Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2771Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
638Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
688Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1015A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
998Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1057Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23196Morohashi
827A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1316Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1398Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
761Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
842henshall3
879Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1114Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1379Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
645Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kan4, kan1Pinyin reading
ganKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

plank, board, plate, stage

Kun
いた
On
ハンバン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
926 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4a4.21The Kanji Dictionary
4194.7Four corner code
1867deroo
677fUnicode hex code
1-40-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2213Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2595New Nelson (John Haig)
858New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1067Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
575Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
762Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
724Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
781Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
709A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
632Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
468Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14518Morohashi
373A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1047Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1090Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
305sakade
623Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
395henshall3
310Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
987Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1079Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
732Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ban3Pinyin reading
panKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level