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  1. Noun

    postpositions (in Japanese); particles

    GrammarUsually written using kana alone

Also written 弖爾乎波【てにをは】、天爾乎波【てにをは】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
天
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

heavens, sky, imperial

Kun
あまつあめあま-
On
テン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
512 of 2500
Radical
大 big
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

一大二

Used in names as

あきあもたたかしてなま

Words starting with 天Words ending in 天Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
0a4.21The Kanji Dictionary
1043.0Four corner code
3163deroo
5929Unicode hex code
1-37-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
16Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1138New Nelson (John Haig)
3442New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4250Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
428Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
364A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
93Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5833Morohashi
58A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
141Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
119sakade
41Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
67henshall3
34Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
277crowley
462Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
410Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
435Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tian1Pinyin reading
cheonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
爾
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

you, thou, second person

Kun
なんじしかりそののみおれしか
On
ジニ
Strokes
14
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Radical
爻 trigrams

Built from

｜一ハ冂爻

Used in names as

ちかみ

Words starting with 爾Words ending in 爾Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
4-14-1SKIP code
0a14.3The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7Four corner code
723eUnicode hex code
1-28-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
69Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3521New Nelson (John Haig)
3587New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4407Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3001Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2074Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2867Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2250Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1945Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19750Morohashi
2154Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
er3Pinyin reading
iKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
遠
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

distant, far

Kun
とお.い
On
エンオン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
887 of 2500
Radical
辵 walk
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

衣口込土

Used in names as

おおにどどお

Words starting with 遠Words ending in 遠Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-10SKIP code
2q10.4The Kanji Dictionary
3430.3Four corner code
1465deroo
9060Unicode hex code
1-17-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4733Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6101New Nelson (John Haig)
3150New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3906Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2013Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2715Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
402Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
429Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
803A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2043Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
326Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39047PMorohashi
79A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
446Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
453Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
160sakade
264Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
85henshall3
224Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
110Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.5busy_people
714Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
409Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan3, yuan4Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
波
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

waves, billows, Poland

Kun
なみ
On
ハ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
740 of 2500
Radical
水 water
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

汁皮又

Used in names as

ひらみなみなみわ

Words starting with 波Words ending in 波Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.9The Kanji Dictionary
3414.7Four corner code
367deroo
6ce2Unicode hex code
1-39-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2529Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3101New Nelson (John Haig)
330New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
388Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
245Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
292Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
803Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
866Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
606A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
596Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
484Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17308Morohashi
367A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
666Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
298sakade
677Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
387henshall3
309Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
913Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1177Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
811Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bo1, po1Pinyin reading
paKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level