Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    underhanded; unfair

    Colloquial

    実は、大量の資料を持ってくるのは、反論させないための姑息な手段である。
    Actually that I bring a huge volume of reference material with me is a makeshift way of preventing people from disputing my case.
  2. makeshift; stopgap

    orig. meaning

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mother-in-law

Kun
しゅうとめしゅうとおばしばらく
On
Strokes
8
Frequency
2041 of 2500
Radical
woman

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3e5.7The Kanji Dictionary
4446.0Four corner code
59d1Unicode hex code
1-24-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1201Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1194New Nelson (John Haig)
332Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2205Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2317Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6174Morohashi
gu1Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

breath, respiration, son, interest (on money), rest, coming to an end

Kun
いき
On
ソク
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
882 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-4SKIP code
4k6.17The Kanji Dictionary
2633.0Four corner code
858deroo
606fUnicode hex code
1-34-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3844Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1850New Nelson (John Haig)
2647New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3278Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1693Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2301Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
610Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
657Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
872A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1224Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
628Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10601Morohashi
332A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1242Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1308Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
454sakade
539Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
351henshall3
359Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1118Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
782Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
617Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi1, xi2Pinyin reading
sigKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level