夜明け前が一番暗い — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

夜

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night, evening

Kun: よよる
On: ヤ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 487 of 2500
Radical: 夕 evening
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

化夕亠

Words starting with 夜 Words ending in 夜 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-2-6, 3-3-5, 3-4-4	SKIP code
2j6.1	The Kanji Dictionary
0024.7	Four corner code
467	deroo
591c	Unicode hex code
1-44-75	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
298	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1129	New Nelson (John Haig)
2056	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2550	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1301	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1770	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1037	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1115	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
258	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
766	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
336	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5763	Morohashi
212	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
471	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
144	sakade
150	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
232	henshall3
169	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
318	crowley
93	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17	busy_people
406	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1046	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ye4	Pinyin reading
ya	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

明

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bright, light

Kun: あ.かりあか.るいあか.るむあか.らむあき.らかあ.ける-あ.けあ.くあ.くるあ.かす
On: メイミョウミン

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 67 of 2500
Radical: 日 sun
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

月日

Used in names as

あきらあけあすきらけさやさやかとしはるみめ

Words starting with 明 Words ending in 明 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-4-4	SKIP code
4c4.1	The Kanji Dictionary
6702.0	Four corner code
3846	deroo
660e	Unicode hex code
1-44-32	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2110	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2435	New Nelson (John Haig)
855	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1060	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
20	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
84	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
623	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
58	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13805	Morohashi
208	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
18	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141	sakade
186	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
228	henshall3
167	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
152	crowley
106	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.9	busy_people
984	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
20	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2	Pinyin reading
myeong	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

前

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in front, before

Kun: まえ-まえ
On: ゼン

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 27 of 2500
Radical: 刀 knife
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

一刈月并

Used in names as

さきさとまい

Words starting with 前 Words ending in 前 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-3-6, 2-2-7	SKIP code
2o7.3	The Kanji Dictionary
8022.1	Four corner code
943	deroo
524d	Unicode hex code
1-33-16	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
595	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
490	New Nelson (John Haig)
2266	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2819	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
290	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
921	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
139	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2011X	Morohashi
159	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
47	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102	sakade
23	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
177	henshall3
182	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
53	crowley
29	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3	busy_people
196	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
296	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian2	Pinyin reading
jeon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

一

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one, one radical (no.1)

Kun: ひと-ひと.つ
On: イチイツ

Strokes: 1
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 2 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

一

Used in names as

かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと

Words starting with 一 Words ending in 一 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-1-4	SKIP code
0a1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0	Four corner code
3072	deroo
4e00	Unicode hex code
1-16-76	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1	New Nelson (John Haig)
3341	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1	Morohashi
1	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	sakade
1	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1	henshall3
1	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1	crowley
1	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1	Pinyin reading
il	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

番

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turn, number in a series

Kun: つが.い
On: バン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 348 of 2500
Radical: 田 field
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

田釆米

Used in names as

はま

Words starting with 番 Words ending in 番 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
2-7-5, 2-1-11, 4-11-3	SKIP code
5f7.4	The Kanji Dictionary
2060.9	Four corner code
2276	deroo
756a	Unicode hex code
1-40-54	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4811	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3762	New Nelson (John Haig)
2748	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3416	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2396	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1909	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2058	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
323	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1773	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
257	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21858	Morohashi
196	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
185	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
185	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
306	sakade
745	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
215	henshall3
222	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
551	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9	busy_people
1345	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1928	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan1, pan1	Pinyin reading
beon, ban	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

暗

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darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded

Kun: くら.いくら.むくれ.る
On: アン

Strokes: 13
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 1040 of 2500
Radical: 日 sun
WaniKani: Level 13

Built from

音日立

Words starting with 暗 Words ending in 暗 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-4-9	SKIP code
4c9.2	The Kanji Dictionary
6006.1	Four corner code
3878	deroo
6697	Unicode hex code
1-16-37	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2154	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2503	New Nelson (John Haig)
1010	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1273	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
689	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
921	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
480	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
519	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1044	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1883	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
576	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14065	Morohashi
224	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
348	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
348	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
154	sakade
191	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
243	henshall3
415	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
107	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
992	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
491	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
an4	Pinyin reading
am	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13	WaniKani level