Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty

    from Uesugi Kenshin sending salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen, when Takeda's salt supply had been cut off

Also written 敵に塩を贈る【てきにしおをおくる】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

enemy, foe, opponent

Kun
かたきあだかな.う
On
テキ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1205 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-11-4SKIP code
4i11.2The Kanji Dictionary
0824.0Four corner code
466deroo
6575Unicode hex code
1-37-08JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2060Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2359New Nelson (John Haig)
1864New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2340Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1204Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1648Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
443Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
475Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1057A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2354Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
454Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13354Morohashi
756A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
416Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
422Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
678sakade
1391Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
779henshall3
809Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
658Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
946Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
450Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
di2Pinyin reading
jeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

salt

Kun
しお
On
エン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1148 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3b10.4The Kanji Dictionary
4811.7Four corner code
1474deroo
5869Unicode hex code
1-17-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1125Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1075New Nelson (John Haig)
631New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
774Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
456Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
578Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1458Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1568Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1058A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1846Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
730Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5382Morohashi
428A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1101Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1152Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
354sakade
439Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
451henshall3
603Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
924Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
385Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1470Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan2Pinyin reading
yeomKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

escort, send

Kun
おく.る
On
ソウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
311 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-6, 3-2-6SKIP code
2q6.9The Kanji Dictionary
3830.3Four corner code
963deroo
9001Unicode hex code
1-33-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4683Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6039New Nelson (John Haig)
3093New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3837Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1968Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2664Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2016Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2172Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
220A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
192Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38842PMorohashi
331A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
441Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
447Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
268sakade
260Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
349henshall3
335Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
440crowley
206Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
686Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2035Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
song4Pinyin reading
songKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level