EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    lifesaving

    その暑さで気絶して、気がついたら救命いかだの中にいた。
    I fainted from the heat, and when I came to, I was in a life raft.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim

Kun
すく.う
On
キュウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
799 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
4i7.1The Kanji Dictionary
4814.0Four corner code
1466deroo
6551Unicode hex code
1-21-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2051Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2344New Nelson (John Haig)
1497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1891Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1003Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1358Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
936Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1006Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
876A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1406Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
698Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13221Morohashi
456A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
725Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
584sakade
588Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
480henshall3
563Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
934Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
939Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
945Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiu4Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Kun
いのち
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
465 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
2a6.26The Kanji Dictionary
8062.7Four corner code
2844deroo
547dUnicode hex code
1-44-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
767New Nelson (John Haig)
2058New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3473Morohashi
394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519sakade
411Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
416henshall3
316Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
249crowley
997Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming4Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level