Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished

    Proverbsee 出る釘は打たれる

    出る杭が打たれる会社じゃ、大きな成長は望めないね。
    A company that stifles innovation can't hope to grow very much.
  2. tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

    Proverbsee 出る釘は打たれる

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

Kun
で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす
On
シュツスイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
13 of 2500
Radical
container
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

いずいづいですっすつてん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.22The Kanji Dictionary
2277.2Four corner code
1276deroo
51faUnicode hex code
1-29-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
97Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
445New Nelson (John Haig)
3498New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4310Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2934Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
767Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
829Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
17A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
523Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
40Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1811Morohashi
34A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
53Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
53Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
90sakade
21Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
29henshall3
41Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
8crowley
185Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
174Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
774Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chu1Pinyin reading
chul, chuKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stake, post, picket

Kun
くい
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2329 of 2500
Radical
tree

Built from

Used in names as

わたる

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4a4.17The Kanji Dictionary
4091.7Four corner code
1857deroo
676dUnicode hex code
1-25-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2203Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2583New Nelson (John Haig)
1068Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
763Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2484Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2547Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
14494Morohashi
hang2Pinyin reading
hangKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Kun
う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ
On
ダース
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
239 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

うち

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
3c2.3The Kanji Dictionary
5102.0Four corner code
1353deroo
6253Unicode hex code
1-34-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1829Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2063New Nelson (John Haig)
193New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
142Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
170Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
653Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
705Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
180A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
136Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
682Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11781Morohashi
335A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1020Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1059Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
460sakade
554Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
355henshall3
256Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
435crowley
771Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
854Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
660Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da3Pinyin reading
ta, jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level