Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    honest; respectable; decent

  2. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.)

  3. Noun

    person in a respectable occupation

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable

Kun
かた.い-がた.い
On
ケン
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1049 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 42

Built from

Used in names as

きん

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-9-3, 2-8-3SKIP code
3b9.13The Kanji Dictionary
7710.4Four corner code
3472deroo
5805Unicode hex code
1-23-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1096Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1038New Nelson (John Haig)
2823New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3502Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1805Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2457Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
853Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
917Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
914A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1796Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
995Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5210Morohashi
1217A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1289Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1363Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1155Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1513Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1228Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
356Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
861Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1Pinyin reading
gyeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Kun
いき
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
113 of 2500
Radical
steam
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 2-2-4SKIP code
0a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
8041.7Four corner code
2356deroo
6c17Unicode hex code
1-21-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3025New Nelson (John Haig)
3194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3960Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1885Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
77A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
319Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
144Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17046PMorohashi
11A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
134Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59sakade
67Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
68henshall3
52Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
55crowley
246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1150Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1903Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level