Entry
  1. Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordUsually written using kana alone

    佳子ががりがり勉強している。
    Keiko is studying furiously.
  2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    selfish; self-serving

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordUsually written using kana alone

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Kun
われわ.が-わが-
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
829 of 2500
Radical
spear
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

あが

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-7-3, 4-7-4SKIP code
0a7.10The Kanji Dictionary
2355.0Four corner code
2259deroo
6211Unicode hex code
1-18-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
200Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2028New Nelson (John Haig)
3548New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4362Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2208Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2971Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
640Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
690Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1392A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
545Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
719Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11545Morohashi
817A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1302Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1381Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
745sakade
1329Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
833henshall3
848Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
380crowley
1164Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
837Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
647Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wo3Pinyin reading
aKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
き.く
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
203 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かがとしのりりい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
5d2.1The Kanji Dictionary
2290.0Four corner code
2243deroo
5229Unicode hex code
1-45-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
466New Nelson (John Haig)
1114New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
906Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
219A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
436Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
200Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1932Morohashi
596A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
329Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
528sakade
355Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
626henshall3
491Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
180crowley
248Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
189Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
915Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
riKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level