Entry
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; imbecility

  2. Noun

    unintelligent person; person with a low IQ

Also written 低脳【ていのう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lower, short, humble

Kun
ひく.いひく.めるひく.まる
On
テイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
435 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.15The Kanji Dictionary
2224.0Four corner code
2156deroo
4f4eUnicode hex code
1-36-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
406Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
166New Nelson (John Haig)
73New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
82Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
54Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
57Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1831Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1973Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
518A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
690Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
504Morohashi
548A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
561Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
570Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677sakade
113Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
575henshall3
487Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
108Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
82Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1848Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
di1Pinyin reading
jeoKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ability, talent, skill, capacity

Kun
よ.くあた.う
On
ノウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
273 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

たかのりよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4b6.15The Kanji Dictionary
2221.2, 2121.1Four corner code
2756deroo
80fdUnicode hex code
1-39-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
853Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4809New Nelson (John Haig)
1323New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1676Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
888Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1207Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2004Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2160Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
341A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1397Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
416Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29454Morohashi
766A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
386Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
387Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691sakade
847Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
787henshall3
718Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
285crowley
411Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1018Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2023Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
neng2Pinyin reading
neung, naeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level