大山鳴動して鼠一匹 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
Idiomatic expression

Also written 泰山鳴動して鼠一匹【たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき】、大山鳴動してねずみ一匹【たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき】

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Characters in this word

大

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

large, big

Kun: おお-おお.きい-おお.いに
On: ダイタイ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 7 of 2500
Radical: 大 big
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

大

Used in names as

うふおおうたたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもとわ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-4	SKIP code
0a3.18	The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0	Four corner code
1463	deroo
5927	Unicode hex code
1-34-71	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133	New Nelson (John Haig)
3416	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831	Morohashi
53	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22	sakade
40	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25	henshall3
14	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5	crowley
87	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2	busy_people
408	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4	Pinyin reading
dae, da, tae	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

山

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mountain

Kun: やま
On: サンセン

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 131 of 2500
Radical: 山 mountain
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

山

Used in names as

さやのやん

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-2-1, 4-3-2	SKIP code
3o0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2277.0	Four corner code
1276	deroo
5c71	Unicode hex code
1-27-19	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1407	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1439	New Nelson (John Haig)
2940	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3658	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2544	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
768	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
830	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
60	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
89	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
21	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7869	Morohashi
24	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
34	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
38	sakade
48	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
58	henshall3
17	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
148	crowley
100	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11	busy_people
535	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
775	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shan1	Pinyin reading
san	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

鳴

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chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

Kun: な.くな.るな.らす
On: メイ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 1279 of 2500
Radical: 鳥 bird
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

口鳥杰

Used in names as

なりなる

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-3-11	SKIP code
3d11.1	The Kanji Dictionary
6702.7	Four corner code
3750	deroo
9cf4	Unicode hex code
1-44-36	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
983	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6939	New Nelson (John Haig)
674	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
831	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
481	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
616	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1942	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2092	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1186	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2065	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
864	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46672	Morohashi
209	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
925	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
948	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321	sakade
1019	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
229	henshall3
235	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
487	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1935	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1961	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2	Pinyin reading
myeong	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

動

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Kun: うご.くうご.かす
On: ドウ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 73 of 2500
Radical: 力 power
WaniKani: Level 12

Built from

｜一日力里ノ

Used in names as

るぎ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-9-2	SKIP code
2g9.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2412.7	Four corner code
2245	deroo
52d5	Unicode hex code
1-38-16	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
730	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
549	New Nelson (John Haig)
1778	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2232	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1163	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1676	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1806	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
86	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
169	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2390	Morohashi
362	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
231	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
296	sakade
130	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
384	henshall3
385	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
47	crowley
64	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14	busy_people
221	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1692	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong4	Pinyin reading
dong	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12	WaniKani level

鼠

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rat, mouse, dark gray

Kun: ねずみねず
On: ソショ

Strokes: 13
Radical: 鼠 rat

Built from

臼鼠

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

Dictionary and index codes (15)

Code	Reference
2-6-7, 2-5-7	SKIP code
0a13.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7771.7	Four corner code
9f20	Unicode hex code
1-33-45	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5417	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7078	New Nelson (John Haig)
2693	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3340	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2065	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2856	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2430	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
48390	Morohashi
shu3	Pinyin reading
seo	Korean reading

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

匹

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equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth

Kun: ひき
On: ヒツ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 1384 of 2500
Radical: 匸 hiding enclosure
WaniKani: Level 44

Built from

儿匚

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
3-2-2	SKIP code
2t2.3	The Kanji Dictionary
7171.1	Four corner code
3475	deroo
5339	Unicode hex code
1-41-04	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
756	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
584	New Nelson (John Haig)
2962	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3680	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1878	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2558	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1695	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1830	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1595	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
187	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1120	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2673	Morohashi
1736	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1500	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1599	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
379	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1025	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1203	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
234	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1711	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
pi3, pi1	Pinyin reading
pil, mog	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44	WaniKani level