Entry
  1. Noun

    bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼女が彼に惚れてるのは岡目八目疑いのないところだよ。
    As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.
  2. onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 傍目八目【おかめはちもく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mount, hill, knoll

Kun
おか
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
Frequency
463 of 2500
Radical
mountain
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (22)
CodeReference
3-2-6SKIP code
2r6.2The Kanji Dictionary
7722.0Four corner code
3653deroo
5ca1Unicode hex code
1-18-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
621Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1460New Nelson (John Haig)
2997New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3719Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2584Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1961Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2112Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
370A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
987Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1889Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7962Morohashi
1440Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1980Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gang1Pinyin reading
gangKorean reading
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

Kun
や.つやっ.つよう
On
ハチハツ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
92 of 2500
Radical
eight
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

はっやちやつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-1SKIP code
2o0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
2062deroo
516bUnicode hex code
1-40-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
577Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
369New Nelson (John Haig)
3New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3644Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2536Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
8Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
8Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
41A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
19Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
10Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1450Morohashi
66A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
10Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
10Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
8sakade
18Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
8henshall3
4Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
116crowley
8Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
151Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
8Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ba1, ba2Pinyin reading
palKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level