Entry
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    superficial knowledge; smattering (of)

  2. Noun

    person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer; dilettante; sciolist

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Kun
なか.ば
On
ハン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
224 of 2500
Radical
ten
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.24The Kanji Dictionary
9050.0Four corner code
1055deroo
534aUnicode hex code
1-40-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
132Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
608New Nelson (John Haig)
3501New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4313Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2182Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2936Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1202Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1286Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
224A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
213Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
150Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2707XMorohashi
195A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
88Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
129sakade
28Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
214henshall3
113Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
324crowley
159Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
243Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1210Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ban4Pinyin reading
banKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

can, passable, approval

Kun
-べ.き-べ.し
On
コク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
314 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

よし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
3d2.12The Kanji Dictionary
1062.0Four corner code
3149deroo
53efUnicode hex code
1-18-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
24Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
701New Nelson (John Haig)
2969New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3687Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2562Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
93Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
97Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
510A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
165Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
253Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3245Morohashi
816A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
388Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
390Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
744sakade
397Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
655henshall3
647Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
463crowley
412Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
314Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
94Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke3, ke4Pinyin reading
ga, geugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Kun
とお.るとお.り-とお.り-どお.りとお.すとお.し-どお.しかよ.う
On
ツウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
80 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

とんどうしどおりみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-7, 3-2-7SKIP code
2q7.18The Kanji Dictionary
3730.2Four corner code
3553deroo
901aUnicode hex code
1-36-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4703Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6063New Nelson (John Haig)
3109New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3855Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1982Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2678Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1408Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1511Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
71A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1239Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
201Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38892PMorohashi
176A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
150Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
150Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
281sakade
261Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193henshall3
198Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
97crowley
204Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
695Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1420Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong1, tong4Pinyin reading
tongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level