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  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    大山鳴動してねずみ一匹。
    The mountains have brought forth a mouse.

Also written 泰山鳴動【たいざんめいどう】

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Characters in this word

4
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)
CodeReference
4-3-4SKIP code
0a3.18The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0Four corner code
1463deroo
5927Unicode hex code
1-34-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133New Nelson (John Haig)
3416New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831Morohashi
53A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22sakade
40Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25henshall3
14Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5crowley
87Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
408Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4Pinyin reading
dae, da, taeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani 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)
CodeReference
3-2-1, 4-3-2SKIP code
3o0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2277.0Four corner code
1276deroo
5c71Unicode hex code
1-27-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1407Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1439New Nelson (John Haig)
2940New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3658Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2544Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
768Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
830Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
60A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
89Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
21Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7869Morohashi
24A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
34Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
38sakade
48Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
58henshall3
17Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
148crowley
100Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
535Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
775Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shan1Pinyin reading
sanKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
鳴
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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)
CodeReference
1-3-11SKIP code
3d11.1The Kanji Dictionary
6702.7Four corner code
3750deroo
9cf4Unicode hex code
1-44-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
983Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6939New Nelson (John Haig)
674New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
831Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
481Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
616Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1942Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2092Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1186A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2065Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
864Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46672Morohashi
209A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
925Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
948Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321sakade
1019Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
229henshall3
235Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
487Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1935Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1961Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani 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)
CodeReference
1-9-2SKIP code
2g9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2412.7Four corner code
2245deroo
52d5Unicode hex code
1-38-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
730Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
549New Nelson (John Haig)
1778New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2232Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1163Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1676Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1806Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
86A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
169Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2390Morohashi
362A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
231Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
296sakade
130Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
384henshall3
385Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
47crowley
64Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
221Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1692Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong4Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level