Entry
  1. Noun

    eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone

  2. person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)

    Idiomatic expression

Also written 台風の眼【たいふうのめ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Kun
うてなわれつかさ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
262 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-3SKIP code
3d2.11The Kanji Dictionary
2360.0Four corner code
2777deroo
53f0Unicode hex code
1-34-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
848Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
699New Nelson (John Haig)
2005New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2498Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1265Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1731Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
744Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
805Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
216A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
276Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
290Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3246Morohashi
166A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
492Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
501Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
272sakade
134Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
183henshall3
111Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
436crowley
532Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
752Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tai2, tai1Pinyin reading
tae, iKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wind, air, style, manner

Kun
かぜかざ-
On
フウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
558 of 2500
Radical
wind
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-2-7SKIP code
2s7.1The Kanji Dictionary
7721.0Four corner code
3656deroo
98a8Unicode hex code
1-41-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5148Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6663New Nelson (John Haig)
3007New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3730Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1908Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2591Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
524Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
563Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
246A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
986Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
134Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43756Morohashi
198A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
29Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132sakade
278Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
217henshall3
187Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
316crowley
465Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
171Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
530Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
feng1Pinyin reading
pungKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level