Entry
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

    その老人は見かけほど意地悪くなかった。
    The old man was not as mean as he looked.
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Characters in this word

3
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

ground, earth

On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
40 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

どま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
3b3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4411.2Four corner code
1456deroo
5730Unicode hex code
1-35-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1056Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
976New Nelson (John Haig)
204New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
152Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
515Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
554Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
40A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
241Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
143Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4890Morohashi
167A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
118Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
118Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
111sakade
143Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
184henshall3
130Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
45crowley
146Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
367Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
521Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
di4, de5Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Kun
わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む
On
アク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
530 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4k7.17The Kanji Dictionary
1033.1Four corner code
3258deroo
60aaUnicode hex code
1-16-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1873New Nelson (John Haig)
2745New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3413Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1758Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2393Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1810Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1951Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
504A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1483AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10717Morohashi
222A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
304Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
304Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152sakade
175Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
241henshall3
369Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
295crowley
114Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
785Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1828Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
e4, e3, wu4Pinyin reading
ag, oKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level