指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
Idiomatic expressionsaid by children when making a pinky swearsee 指切り

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Characters in this word

指

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Kun: ゆびさ.す-さ.し
On: シ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 155 of 2500
Radical: 手 hand
WaniKani: Level 11

Built from

日匕扎

Used in names as

いいぶさしさす

Words starting with 指 Words ending in 指 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-3-6	SKIP code
3c6.15	The Kanji Dictionary
5206.1	Four corner code
1378	deroo
6307	Unicode hex code
1-27-56	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1904	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2152	New Nelson (John Haig)
378	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
452	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
337	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
659	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
711	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
241	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
800	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
729	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12034	Morohashi
289	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1041	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1082	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
226	sakade
569	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
305	henshall3
327	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
292	crowley
775	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
888	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
666	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3, zhi1	Pinyin reading
ji	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11	WaniKani level

切

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cut, cutoff, be sharp

Kun: き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
On: セツサイ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 324 of 2500
Radical: 刀 knife
WaniKani: Level 3

Built from

刀匕

Used in names as

きつきりぎり

Words starting with 切 Words ending in 切 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-2-2	SKIP code
2f2.2	The Kanji Dictionary
4772.0	Four corner code
1445	deroo
5207	Unicode hex code
1-32-58	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
667	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
453	New Nelson (John Haig)
27	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
30	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
85	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
89	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
204	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
51	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
36	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1858	Morohashi
156	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
39	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
39	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
99	sakade
126	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
173	henshall3
97	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
208	crowley
250	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3	busy_people
179	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
86	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qie1, qie4	Pinyin reading
jeol, che	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3	WaniKani level

嘘

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lie, falsehood

Kun: うそふ.く
On: キョコ

Strokes: 14
Frequency: 2235 of 2500
Radical: 口 mouth

Built from

口卜匕厂虍

Words starting with 嘘 Words ending in 嘘 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (16)

Code	Reference
1-3-11	SKIP code
3d11.7	The Kanji Dictionary
6101.7	Four corner code
3774	deroo
5618	Unicode hex code
1-17-19	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
993	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
886	New Nelson (John Haig)
832	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2167	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2286	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2437	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1905	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4206X	Morohashi
xu1, shi1	Pinyin reading
heo	Korean reading

針

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needle, pin, staple, stinger

Kun: はり
On: シン

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 505 of 2500
Radical: 金 gold
WaniKani: Level 26

Built from

金十

Used in names as

は

Words starting with 針 Words ending in 針 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-8-2	SKIP code
8a2.3	The Kanji Dictionary
8410.0	Four corner code
2855	deroo
91dd	Unicode hex code
1-31-43	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4817	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6218	New Nelson (John Haig)
1666	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2099	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1092	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1488	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
274	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
292	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
573	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1155	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1407	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40165	Morohashi
905	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
341	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
341	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
974	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
916	henshall3
907	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
729	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1809	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
280	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1	Pinyin reading
chim	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26	WaniKani level

千

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thousand

Kun: ち
On: セン

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 195 of 2500
Radical: 十 ten
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

ノ十

Used in names as

かずゆき

Words starting with 千 Words ending in 千 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-3	SKIP code
2k1.2	The Kanji Dictionary
2040.0	Four corner code
2255	deroo
5343	Unicode hex code
1-32-73	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
156	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
599	New Nelson (John Haig)
3411	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4219	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2132	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2881	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
40	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
40	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
79	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
44	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
83	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2697	Morohashi
47	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
15	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
101	sakade
26	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
12	henshall3
11	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
335	crowley
12	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
240	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
40	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian1	Pinyin reading
cheon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

本

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book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Kun: もと
On: ホン

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 10 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

一木

Used in names as

まとごう

Words starting with 本 Words ending in 本 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-5-3	SKIP code
0a5.25	The Kanji Dictionary
5023.0	Four corner code
1855	deroo
672c	Unicode hex code
1-43-60	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2536	New Nelson (John Haig)
3502	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4314	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2183	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2937	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
211	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
224	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
15	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
212	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14421	Morohashi
70	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
25	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45	sakade
61	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
76	henshall3
47	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
6	crowley
37	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1	busy_people
1046	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
215	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ben3	Pinyin reading
bon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

飲

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drink, smoke, take

Kun: の.む-の.み
On: インオン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 969 of 2500
Radical: 食 eat
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

欠食

Words starting with 飲 Words ending in 飲 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-8-4	SKIP code
8b4.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8778.2	Four corner code
2862	deroo
98f2	Unicode hex code
1-16-91	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5159	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6680	New Nelson (John Haig)
1692	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2127	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1111	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1510	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1474	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1584	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
935	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
489	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44063P	Morohashi
230	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
323	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
351	sakade
100	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
250	henshall3
388	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
132	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14	busy_people
1903	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1486	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin3, yin4	Pinyin reading
eum	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level