EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    このドラマは単純な勧善懲悪もので、今一つ深みに欠けて物足りない。
    This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer

Kun
すす.める
On
カン、ケン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1068 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-11-2SKIP code
2g11.1The Kanji Dictionary
8422.7Four corner code
2345deroo
52e7Unicode hex code
1-20-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
736Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
559New Nelson (John Haig)
1857New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2334Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1202Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1645Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
864Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
928Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1140A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1970Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
638Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2433Morohashi
828A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1051Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1094Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
752sakade
1105Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1610Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1615Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
226Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
872Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
quan4Pinyin reading
gweonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

virtuous, good, goodness

Kun
よ.い、い.い、よ.く、よし.とする
On
ゼン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
765 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

たる、よし

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-9, 2-2-10, 2-9-3SKIP code
2o10.2The Kanji Dictionary
8060.5, 8060.1Four corner code
977deroo
5584Unicode hex code
1-33-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
606Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
859New Nelson (John Haig)
2325New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2921Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1501Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2030Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1035Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1112Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
643A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1799Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
717Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3904Morohashi
735A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1139Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1191Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
831sakade
415Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
929henshall3
949Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
676Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
295Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1044Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shan4Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

penal, chastise, punish, discipline

Kun
こ.りる、こ.らす、こ.らしめる
On
チョウ
Strokes
18
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1303 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-14-4SKIP code
4k14.3The Kanji Dictionary
2833.4Four corner code
2058deroo
61f2Unicode hex code
1-36-08JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1785Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2006New Nelson (John Haig)
2910New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3623Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1853Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2526Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
888Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
953Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1626A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1510Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11399PMorohashi
1599A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1421Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1510Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1327Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1893Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1703Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
805Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
897Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2Pinyin reading
jingKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Kun
わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い、-にく.い、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく.む
On
アク、オ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
530 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4k7.17The Kanji Dictionary
1033.1Four corner code
3258deroo
60aaUnicode hex code
1-16-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1873New Nelson (John Haig)
2745New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3413Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1758Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2393Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1810Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1951Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
504A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1483AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10717Morohashi
222A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
304Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
304Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152sakade
175Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
241henshall3
369Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
295crowley
114Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
785Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1828Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
e4, e3, wu4Pinyin reading
ag, oKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level