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

    there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; a mended lid for a cracked pot

    Proverb

Also written 破れ鍋に綴じ蓋【われなべにとじぶた】割れ鍋に閉じ蓋【われなべにとじぶた】

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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

Kun
わ.るわりわ.りわ.れるさ.く
On
カツ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
318 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-2SKIP code
2f10.1The Kanji Dictionary
3260.0Four corner code
743deroo
5272Unicode hex code
1-19-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
703Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
507New Nelson (John Haig)
1816New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2284Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1611Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1553Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1673Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
357A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1696AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1274Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2112PMorohashi
823A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
519Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
528Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
364Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
838henshall3
938Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
414crowley
786Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
204Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1567Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ge1Pinyin reading
halKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pot, pan, kettle

Kun
なべ
On
Strokes
17
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
1810 of 2500
Radical
gold
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
1-8-9SKIP code
8a9.13The Kanji Dictionary
8712.7Four corner code
2849deroo
934bUnicode hex code
1-38-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4892Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6315New Nelson (John Haig)
1752New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2202Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1564Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2757Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1388Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1728A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
40603Morohashi
1950Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
guo1Pinyin reading
gwaKorean reading
35WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

compose, spell, write, bind (books)

Kun
と.じるつづ.るつづりすみ.やか
On
テイテツテチゲツ
Strokes
14
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2149 of 2500
Radical
silk

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-6-8SKIP code
6a8.5The Kanji Dictionary
2794.7Four corner code
7db4Unicode hex code
1-36-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3562Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4526New Nelson (John Haig)
1381New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1746Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1264Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2073Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2222Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2530Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
27579Morohashi
zhui4Pinyin reading
cheol, cheKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cover, lid, flap

Kun
ふたけだ.しおお.うかさかこう
On
ガイカイコウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2388 of 2500
Radical
grass

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
2-3-10, 2-4-10SKIP code
3k10.15The Kanji Dictionary
4410.7Four corner code
84cbUnicode hex code
1-19-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4019Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5155New Nelson (John Haig)
2503New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2388Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1561Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2193Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31652XMorohashi
1286Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
gai4, ge3, he2Pinyin reading
gae, habKorean reading