EntryCommon
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

    彼女は日本で屈指の優れたテニスの選手であると言っても過言ではない。
    It is not too much to say that she is one of the best tennis players in Japan.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

yield, bend, flinch, submit

Kun
かが.む、かが.める
On
クツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1434 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Used in names as

くっ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
3r5.2The Kanji Dictionary
7727.2Four corner code
3776deroo
5c48Unicode hex code
1-22-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1386Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1415New Nelson (John Haig)
3079New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3821Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1958Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2652Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1060Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1140Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1584A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1629Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7669Morohashi
1188A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1802Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1940Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1232Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1166Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
349Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
528Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1069Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu1Pinyin reading
gulKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Kun
ゆび、さ.す、-さ.し
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
155 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

い、いぶ、さし、さす

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.15The Kanji Dictionary
5206.1Four corner code
1378deroo
6307Unicode hex code
1-27-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1904Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2152New Nelson (John Haig)
378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
452Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
659Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
711Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
241A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
800Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
729Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12034Morohashi
289A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1041Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1082Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
226sakade
569Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
305henshall3
327Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
292crowley
775Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
888Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
666Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3, zhi1Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level