EntryCommon
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼の優柔不断さにイライラした。
    I was irritated by his indecision.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

Kun
やさ.しいすぐ.れるまさ.る
On
ユウ
Strokes
17
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
334 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

よし

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-2-15SKIP code
2a15.1The Kanji Dictionary
2124.7Four corner code
2167deroo
512aUnicode hex code
1-45-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
564Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
334New Nelson (John Haig)
177New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
200Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
130Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
156Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
993Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1068Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
453A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2599Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1148Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1261Morohashi
984A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1033Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1074Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
995henshall3
1000Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
140Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1002Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
you1Pinyin reading
uKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

Kun
やわ.らかやわ.らかいやわやわ.ら
On
ジュウニュウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1187 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

とお

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-5-4SKIP code
4a5.34The Kanji Dictionary
1790.4Four corner code
3564deroo
67d4Unicode hex code
1-29-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3166Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2633New Nelson (John Haig)
2088New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2591Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1325Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1797Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1226Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1312Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1291A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
907Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1086Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14622Morohashi
1363A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
774Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
788Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
628Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1269Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1310Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1057Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1234Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
rou2Pinyin reading
yuKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
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

severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

Kun
た.つことわ.るさだ.める
On
ダン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
338 of 2500
Radical
axe
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
6b5.6The Kanji Dictionary
2272.1Four corner code
1254deroo
65adUnicode hex code
1-35-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2078Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2385New Nelson (John Haig)
1492New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1885Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1001Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1355Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1136Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1218Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
493A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1669Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
606Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13557Morohashi
750A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1024Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1063Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841sakade
594Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
773henshall3
743Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
426crowley
900Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
955Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1145Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan4Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level