Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

    Usually written using kana alone

    のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。
    The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.

Also written 乗るか反るか【のるかそるか】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

Kun
の.びるの.ばすの.べるの.す
On
シン
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
730 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

のぶよぼる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.3The Kanji Dictionary
2520.6Four corner code
2155deroo
4f38Unicode hex code
1-31-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
403Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
163New Nelson (John Haig)
70New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
79Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
51Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
54Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1118Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1199Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
741A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
353Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1528Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
481Morohashi
1431A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1108Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1160Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
309Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1095Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
79Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1127Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

anti-

Kun
そ.るそ.らすかえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る
On
ハンホンタン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
191 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

そり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-2-2, 4-4-1SKIP code
2p2.2The Kanji Dictionary
7124.7Four corner code
3367deroo
53cdUnicode hex code
1-40-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
817Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
674New Nelson (John Haig)
2945New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3663Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1869Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2549Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
722Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
779Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
183A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
69Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
342Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3127Morohashi
371A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
324Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
324Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
492sakade
391Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
393henshall3
244Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
146crowley
362Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.19busy_people
267Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
730Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan3Pinyin reading
ban, beonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level