Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race

    Proverb

    そういらいらするなよ。急がば回れって言うだろ。
    Don't get so irritated. Rushing things will cost you more time in the end.

Also written 急がば廻れ【いそがばまわれ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

Kun
いそ.ぐいそ.ぎせ.く
On
キュウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
309 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-5-4SKIP code
2n7.2The Kanji Dictionary
2733.7Four corner code
2558deroo
6025Unicode hex code
1-21-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1667Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1823New Nelson (John Haig)
2092New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2595Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1328Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1800Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1146Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1229Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
275A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
330Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10475XMorohashi
254A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
303Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
186sakade
174Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
272henshall3
322Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
260Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
775Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1155Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji2Pinyin reading
geubKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

Kun
まわ.る-まわ.る-まわ.りまわ.す-まわ.すまわ.し--まわ.しもとお.るか.える
On
カイ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
50 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3s3.1The Kanji Dictionary
6060.0Four corner code
3777deroo
56deUnicode hex code
1-18-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1028Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
941New Nelson (John Haig)
3055New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3793Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1937Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2630Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
586Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
630Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
64A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
309Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
571Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4690Morohashi
86A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
90Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
90Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
168sakade
141Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
92henshall3
118Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
421crowley
162Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
338Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
593Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hui2Pinyin reading
hoeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level