EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

    what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

    Usually written using kana alone

    これがいわゆる「天ぷら」というものです。
    This is what we call "tempura".
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Characters in this word

2
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place, extent

Kun
ところ-ところどころとこ
On
ショ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
221 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4m4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7222.1, 3222.1Four corner code
3054deroo
6240Unicode hex code
1-29-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1821Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2054New Nelson (John Haig)
851New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11715XMorohashi
312A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246sakade
177Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
328henshall3
305Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
129crowley
149Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
843Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
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reason, origin, history, oral tradition

Kun
い.ういいおも.ういわゆる
On
Strokes
16
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
speech

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-7-9SKIP code
7a9.6The Kanji Dictionary
0662.7Four corner code
8b02Unicode hex code
1-16-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4402Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5656New Nelson (John Haig)
1595New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2007Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1441Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2725Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2756Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
35759Morohashi
wei4Pinyin reading
wiKorean reading