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Entry

  1. Noun

    jack of all trades, master of none

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    いろいろできるし、みんなから重宝されるのはいいけれど、気がついたら器用貧乏といわれないようにな。
    People know how handy you are to have around. You're a real jack-of-all-trades but make sure you don't turn out to be master of none.
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Characters in this word

4
器
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set

Kun
うつわ
On
キ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N1
Frequency
525 of 2500
Radical
口 mouth
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

口大
Words starting with 器Words ending in 器Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-9, 4-15-1SKIP code
3d12.13The Kanji Dictionary
6666.3Four corner code
3777deroo
5668Unicode hex code
1-20-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
994Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
898New Nelson (John Haig)
2713New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3367Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1742Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2368Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
121Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
127Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
483A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2378Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
398Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4349PMorohashi
452A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
527Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
372sakade
419Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
475henshall3
624Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
682Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
334Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
122Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
用
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

utilize, business, service, use, employ

Kun
もち.いる
On
ヨウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
107 of 2500
Radical
用 use
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

用

Used in names as

たから

Words starting with 用Words ending in 用Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-2-3, 4-5-1SKIP code
2r3.1The Kanji Dictionary
7722.0Four corner code
3653deroo
7528Unicode hex code
1-45-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2993Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3721New Nelson (John Haig)
2976New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3694Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1181Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1265Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
102A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
193Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
110Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21703Morohashi
215A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
107Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
107Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
146sakade
219Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
235henshall3
116Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
177crowley
308Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
1329Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1189Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yong4Pinyin reading
yongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
貧
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

poverty, poor

Kun
まず.しい
On
ヒンビン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1211 of 2500
Radical
貝 shell
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

貝目刀ハ
Words starting with 貧Words ending in 貧Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-9, 2-4-7SKIP code
2o9.5The Kanji Dictionary
8080.6Four corner code
2061deroo
8ca7Unicode hex code
1-41-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
600Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5782New Nelson (John Haig)
2123New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2631Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1344Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1822Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
782Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
845Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1282A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1498Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
836Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36677Morohashi
777A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
753Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
766Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
705sakade
920Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
798henshall3
745Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
859Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1727Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
789Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
pin2Pinyin reading
binKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level
乏
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

destitution, scarce, limited

Kun
とぼ.しいとも.しい
On
ボウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1646 of 2500
Radical
丿 slash
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

ノ乙丶亠廴
Words starting with 乏Words ending in 乏Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-1-3, 2-2-2, 4-4-4, 2-1-2, 2-2-1, 4-3-4, 4-5-4SKIP code
0a3.11The Kanji Dictionary
2030.7Four corner code
2070deroo
4e4fUnicode hex code
1-43-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
150Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
46New Nelson (John Haig)
1933New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2432Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1228Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1693Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1215Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1300Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1587A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
932Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
133Morohashi
1805A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
754Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
767Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1029Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1017Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
860Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
23Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1223Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa2Pinyin reading
pibKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level