Entry
  1. Noun

    politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico

    Derogatory

    彼はたかが政治屋だ。
    He is not any better than a politician.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

politics, government

Kun
まつりごとまん
On
セイショウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
17 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

ただまさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
4i5.1The Kanji Dictionary
1814.0Four corner code
3166deroo
653fUnicode hex code
1-32-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2045Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2335New Nelson (John Haig)
1142New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1468Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
779Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1058Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
381Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
407Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
50A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
881Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
124Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13135XMorohashi
724A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
483Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
492Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
646sakade
586Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
746henshall3
700Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
23crowley
530Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
937Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
387Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zheng4Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

Kun
おさ.めるおさ.まるなお.るなお.す
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
109 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

はりはるみち

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.28The Kanji Dictionary
3316.0Four corner code
377deroo
6cbbUnicode hex code
1-28-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2528Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3100New Nelson (John Haig)
335New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
393Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
250Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
297Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
746Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
807Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
825Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
214Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17256Morohashi
544A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
493Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
468sakade
672Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
527henshall3
506Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
88crowley
531Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1174Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
754Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

Kun
On
オク
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
616 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
3r6.3The Kanji Dictionary
7721.4Four corner code
3772deroo
5c4bUnicode hex code
1-18-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1392Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1421New Nelson (John Haig)
3098New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3842Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1973Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2669Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1058Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1138Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
270A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1233Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
251Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7684Morohashi
236A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
167Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
167Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161sakade
160Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
256henshall3
319Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
236crowley
54Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
530Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1067Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu1Pinyin reading
ogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level