Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about

    君はあまり字句に拘泥しすぎるよ。
    You are too much letter-bound.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

Kun
かか.わる
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1336 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.28The Kanji Dictionary
5702.0Four corner code
1349deroo
62d8Unicode hex code
1-25-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1881Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2123New Nelson (John Haig)
310New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
367Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
654Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
706Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1611A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1448Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11963Morohashi
1249A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1800Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1938Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1350Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1179Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1469Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
873Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
661Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju1Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

Kun
どろなず.む
On
デイナイ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1589 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Used in names as

ひじ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
3711.2Four corner code
356deroo
6ce5Unicode hex code
1-37-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2533Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3105New Nelson (John Haig)
326New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
241Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
288Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1055Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1135Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1480A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
594Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1840Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17311Morohashi
1623A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1621Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1729Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
679Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1202Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1493Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1176Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1064Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ni2, ni4Pinyin reading
niKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level