Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

    支配人の背後で暗躍した。
    He acted behind the manager's back.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded

Kun
くら.いくら.むくれ.る
On
アン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1040 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-9SKIP code
4c9.2The Kanji Dictionary
6006.1Four corner code
3878deroo
6697Unicode hex code
1-16-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2503New Nelson (John Haig)
1010New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1273Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
689Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
921Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
480Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
519Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1044A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1883Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
576Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14065Morohashi
224A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
348Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
348Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
154sakade
191Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
243henshall3
415Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
107Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
992Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
491Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
an4Pinyin reading
amKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leap, dance, skip

Kun
おど.る
On
ヤク
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
900 of 2500
Radical
foot
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Used in names as

おどり

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-7-14SKIP code
7d14.2The Kanji Dictionary
6711.4Four corner code
3775deroo
8e8dUnicode hex code
1-44-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4595Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5921New Nelson (John Haig)
1658New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2090Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1091Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1484Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1285Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1379Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
934A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1342Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37955PMorohashi
1860A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1560Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1663Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1796Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1939Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1384Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1767Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1293Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yue4Pinyin reading
yag, jeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level