Entry
  1. Noun

    object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami

    Shinto

Also written 依り代【よりしろ】憑代【よりしろ】憑り代【よりしろ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to

Kun
よ.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
906 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

より

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.1The Kanji Dictionary
2023.2Four corner code
2165deroo
4f9dUnicode hex code
1-16-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
426Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
191New Nelson (John Haig)
84New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
93Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
61Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
65Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
971Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1045Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1177A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
780Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1135Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
607Morohashi
1001A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
678Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
316Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1148Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
890Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
85Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
980Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるしろ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
66 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2324.0Four corner code
2156deroo
4ee3Unicode hex code
1-34-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
125New Nelson (John Haig)
30New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1005Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1080Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
68A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
125Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
85Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
386Morohashi
338A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
256Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
256Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463sakade
111Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
358henshall3
257Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
87crowley
413Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
61Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1014Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4Pinyin reading
daeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level