EntryCommon
  1. Adverb (fukushi)

    please; if you would; would you mind

    Polite (teineigo) languageUsually written using kana alonesee どうぞ

    どうかドアを閉めてくれませんか。
    Will you please shut the door?
  2. somehow or other; one way or another

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. whether (or not); if

    Usually written using kana aloneas かどうかsee かどうか

  4. Adverb (fukushi), Suru verb

    strange; (something is) wrong; (something is) off

    Usually written using kana alone

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

Kun
ごと.し
On
ジョニョ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1704 of 2500
Radical
woman
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Used in names as

ゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
3e3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4640.0Four corner code
1777deroo
5982Unicode hex code
1-39-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1189Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1178New Nelson (John Haig)
207New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
239Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
154Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
100Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
104Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1521A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
412Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1539Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6060Morohashi
1383A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1747Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1870Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1184Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1069Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
337crowley
1441Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
433Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
101Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ru2Pinyin reading
yeoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Kun
なになんなに-なん-
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
340 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

あが

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-5, 3-4-3SKIP code
2a5.21The Kanji Dictionary
2122.0Four corner code
2149deroo
4f55Unicode hex code
1-18-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
409Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
169New Nelson (John Haig)
65New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
73Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
45Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1012Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1087Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
513Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
254Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
511Morohashi
80A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
390Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
392Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
51sakade
15Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
86henshall3
137Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
43crowley
80Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
73Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1021Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2, he4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level