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  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare

    Proverbfrom Sun Tzu's Art of War

Also written 始めは処女のごとく後は脱兎のごとし【はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

7
始
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

commence, begin

Kun
はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる
On
シ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
244 of 2500
Radical
女 woman
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

口女厶

Used in names as

もと

Words starting with 始Words ending in 始Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3e5.9The Kanji Dictionary
4346.0Four corner code
1777deroo
59cbUnicode hex code
1-27-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1208Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1203New Nelson (John Haig)
281New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
211Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
252Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
747Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
809Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
465A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1092Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
545Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6166Morohashi
288A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
494Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
503Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
225sakade
155Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
304henshall3
299Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
321crowley
129Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
439Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
755Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
処
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place

Kun
ところ-こお.る
On
ショ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
547 of 2500
Radical
几 table
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

几夂攵
Words starting with 処Words ending in 処Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-2SKIP code
4i2.2The Kanji Dictionary
2740.1Four corner code
2567deroo
51e6Unicode hex code
1-29-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1162Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
435New Nelson (John Haig)
3031New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3764Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1918Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2609Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
297Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
318Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
674A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
177Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
553Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1745Morohashi
896A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1137Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1189Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
811sakade
350Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
907henshall3
836Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
418crowley
1212Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
398Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
303Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chu3, chu4Pinyin reading
cheoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
女
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

woman, female

Kun
おんなめ
On
ジョニョニョウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
151 of 2500
Radical
女 woman
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

女

Used in names as

おなたつきな

Words starting with 女Words ending in 女Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-4SKIP code
3e0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4040.0Four corner code
1769deroo
5973Unicode hex code
1-29-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1185Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1173New Nelson (John Haig)
3418New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4226Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2135Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2884Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
98Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
102Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
178A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
114Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
62Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6036Morohashi
35A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
102Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
32sakade
42Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
41henshall3
19Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
60crowley
68Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
423Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
99Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
nu:3, ru3Pinyin reading
nyeo, yeoKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
如
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
女 woman
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

口女

Used in names as

きねゆきよし

Words starting with 如Words ending in 如Anywhere in a word
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
後
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

behind, back, later

Kun
のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
On
ゴコウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
26 of 2500
Radical
彳 step
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

夂幺彳

Used in names as

こしししいしり

Words starting with 後Words ending in 後Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3i6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2224.7Four corner code
2067deroo
5f8cUnicode hex code
1-24-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1610Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1742New Nelson (John Haig)
361New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1379Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1300Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10098Morohashi
111A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
48Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208sakade
53Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
123henshall3
174Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
48crowley
30Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
625Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1391Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou4Pinyin reading
huKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
脱
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off

Kun
ぬ.ぐぬ.げる
On
ダツ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
782 of 2500
Radical
肉 meat
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

月口并儿
Words starting with 脱Words ending in 脱Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-7SKIP code
4b7.8The Kanji Dictionary
7821.6Four corner code
3957deroo
8131Unicode hex code
1-35-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3775Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4822New Nelson (John Haig)
973New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1225Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
663Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
886Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
498Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
537Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
843A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1173Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29539PMorohashi
1560A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1370Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1457Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1678Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1450Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
191Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1035Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
510Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tuo1Pinyin reading
tal, taeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level
兎
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rabbit, hare

Kun
うさぎ
On
トツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
儿 legs

Built from

ノ丶儿口｜
Words starting with 兎Words ending in 兎Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
4-8-4, 4-7-4SKIP code
0a8.5The Kanji Dictionary
2051.3Four corner code
514eUnicode hex code
1-37-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
198Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
358New Nelson (John Haig)
4374Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2981Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2093Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2235Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
763Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1359XMorohashi
tu4Pinyin reading
toKorean reading