Entry
  1. Noun

    taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 意匠惨澹【いしょうさんたん】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
99 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

もとよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-5-8SKIP code
5b8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.6Four corner code
458deroo
610fUnicode hex code
1-16-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1926New Nelson (John Haig)
2136New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2650Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
118A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2007Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
225Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10921Morohashi
226A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155sakade
176Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246henshall3
416Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
86crowley
291Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
791Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

artisan, workman, carpenter

Kun
たくみ
On
ショウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1718 of 2500
Radical
box
WaniKani
Level 56

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-2-4SKIP code
2t4.2The Kanji Dictionary
7171.2Four corner code
3475deroo
5320Unicode hex code
1-30-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
761Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
588New Nelson (John Haig)
2990New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3711Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1900Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2581Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1693Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1828Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1491A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
503Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1532Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2605Morohashi
1388A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1359Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1443Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1107Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1063Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1715Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
236Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1709Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiang4Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
56WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

Kun
みじ.めいた.むむご.い
On
サンザン
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1463 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 53

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
4k8.5The Kanji Dictionary
9302.2Four corner code
1160deroo
60e8Unicode hex code
1-27-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1713Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1896New Nelson (John Haig)
483New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
585Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
354Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
441Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1721Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1857Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1470A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1304Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10850Morohashi
1309A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1725Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1843Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1304Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1433Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1457Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
818Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1737Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
can3, can4Pinyin reading
cham, chimKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
53WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

calm, quiet, move

On
タン
Strokes
16
Radical
heart

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-3-13SKIP code
4k13.10The Kanji Dictionary
9706.1Four corner code
61baUnicode hex code
1-56-75JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1776Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1997New Nelson (John Haig)
11305Morohashi
dan4Pinyin reading
damKorean reading