Entry
  1. Noun

    surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

    彼は敵に不意打ちを食わせた。
    He surprised his opponent.

Also written 不意討ち【ふいうち】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
101 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1, 3-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
0a4.2The Kanji Dictionary
1090.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0dUnicode hex code
1-41-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
17Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
13New Nelson (John Haig)
3434New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4242Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2890Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1217Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1302Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
134A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
94Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
130Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19Morohashi
572A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
94Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500sakade
104Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600henshall3
444Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
103crowley
422Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18busy_people
10Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1225Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4, bu2Pinyin reading
bu, bulKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
99 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

もとよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-5-8SKIP code
5b8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.6Four corner code
458deroo
610fUnicode hex code
1-16-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1926New Nelson (John Haig)
2136New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2650Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
118A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2007Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
225Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10921Morohashi
226A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155sakade
176Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246henshall3
416Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
86crowley
291Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
791Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Kun
う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ
On
ダース
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
239 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

うち

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
3c2.3The Kanji Dictionary
5102.0Four corner code
1353deroo
6253Unicode hex code
1-34-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1829Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2063New Nelson (John Haig)
193New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
142Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
170Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
653Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
705Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
180A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
136Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
682Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11781Morohashi
335A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1020Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1059Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
460sakade
554Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
355henshall3
256Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
435crowley
771Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
854Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
660Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da3Pinyin reading
ta, jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level