Characters in this word

2
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beginning, former time, origin

Kun
もと
On
ゲンガン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
192 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-3SKIP code
0a4.5The Kanji Dictionary
1021.1Four corner code
3057deroo
5143Unicode hex code
1-24-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
275Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
343New Nelson (John Haig)
1929New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2428Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1226Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1690Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
59Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
63Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
328A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
60Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
106Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1340Morohashi
106A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
137Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68sakade
121Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
117henshall3
89Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
408crowley
245Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
141Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
59Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
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tortoise, turtle

Kun
かめ
On
キュウキン
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1353 of 2500
Radical
second
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Used in names as

ひさひさし

Dictionary and index codes (24)
CodeReference
2-2-9, 4-11-4SKIP code
2n9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2771.6Four corner code
4e80Unicode hex code
1-21-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5445Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
62New Nelson (John Haig)
2128New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2637Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1826Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
534Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
573Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1288A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1531Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1921Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
210Morohashi
2284Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1889Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
540Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gui1, jun1, qiu1Pinyin reading
gwi, gyunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level