Entry
  1. Adverb (fukushi)

    after all; in the end; when all's said and done

    Usually written using kana alone

    みなプロジェクトを抱えているので、差し詰め、君しか適任者はいない。
    Everybody has their own projects on, so after all you are the only suitable candidate.
  2. for the time being; at present

    Usually written using kana alone

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

Kun
さ.すさ.し
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
449 of 2500
Radical
work
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-7-3, 2-2-8, 2-3-7, 2-6-4SKIP code
2o8.4The Kanji Dictionary
8021.1Four corner code
972deroo
5deeUnicode hex code
1-26-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3662Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1537New Nelson (John Haig)
3311New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4104Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2082Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
554Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
593Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
614A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1164Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
662Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8732Morohashi
482A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
658Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399sakade
492Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
508henshall3
544Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
674Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
553Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
560Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chai1, cha1, cha4, ci1Pinyin reading
cha, chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

Kun
つ.めるつ.め-づ.めつ.まるつ.む
On
キツキチ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1020 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

ずめづめ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-7-6SKIP code
7a6.7The Kanji Dictionary
0466.1Four corner code
3077deroo
8a70Unicode hex code
1-21-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4359Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5609New Nelson (John Haig)
1521New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1920Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1021Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1380Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
343Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
367Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1035A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1507Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35440Morohashi
1144A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1142Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1195Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
901Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1665Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1576Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1678Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
349Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jie2Pinyin reading
hilKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level