EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    犯人を弁護してた弁護士が実は真犯人だったなんて、前代未聞だ。
    It's totally without precedent for the suspect's attorney to be the true culprit.
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Characters in this word

4
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in front, before

Kun
まえ-まえ
On
ゼン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
27 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

さきさとまい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-6, 2-2-7SKIP code
2o7.3The Kanji Dictionary
8022.1Four corner code
943deroo
524dUnicode hex code
1-33-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
595Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
490New Nelson (John Haig)
2266New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2819Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
290Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
921Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
139Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2011XMorohashi
159A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
47Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102sakade
23Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
177henshall3
182Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
53crowley
29Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
196Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
296Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian2Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
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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
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un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
いま.だま.だひつじ
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
650 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.27The Kanji Dictionary
5090.0Four corner code
1464deroo
672aUnicode hex code
1-44-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
179Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2535New Nelson (John Haig)
3506New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4318Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2185Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2941Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
216Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
229Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
801A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
210Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
626Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14419Morohashi
794A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
306Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
306Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
872sakade
615Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
617henshall3
458Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
583Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1048Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
221Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
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hear, ask, listen

Kun
き.くき.こえる
On
ブンモン
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
319 of 2500
Radical
ear
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-6SKIP code
8e6.1The Kanji Dictionary
7740.1, 7712.1Four corner code
3854deroo
805eUnicode hex code
1-42-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4959Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4732New Nelson (John Haig)
3326New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4127Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2097Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2840Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1626Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1754Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
262A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2244Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
109Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29104Morohashi
200A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
64Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
314sakade
80Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
219henshall3
234Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
184crowley
179Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1584Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1640Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wen2, wen4Pinyin reading
munKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level