EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 24
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    essence; true nature; substance; reality

    それから、彼は、ケンブリッジで研究を始め、宇宙の本質について前よりいっそう多くの考えを発展させ始めた。
    Then he began his work at Cambridge, developing many new ideas about the nature of the universe.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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
tree
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

まと、ごう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.25The Kanji Dictionary
5023.0Four corner code
1855deroo
672cUnicode hex code
1-43-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2536New Nelson (John Haig)
3502New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4314Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2937Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
211Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
224Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
15A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
212Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14421Morohashi
70A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
25Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45sakade
61Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
76henshall3
47Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
6crowley
37Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
1046Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
215Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ben3Pinyin reading
bonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

substance, quality, matter, temperament

Kun
たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
On
シツ、シチ、チ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N4
Frequency
389 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-8-7, 2-13-2SKIP code
7b8.7The Kanji Dictionary
7280.6Four corner code
2661deroo
8ceaUnicode hex code
1-28-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4518Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5817New Nelson (John Haig)
2808New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3483Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1796Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2445Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1137Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1219Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
369A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2395Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
325Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36833Morohashi
699A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
176Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
176Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
628sakade
253Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
726henshall3
808Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
359crowley
238Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
1737Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1146Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi2, zhi4Pinyin reading
jil, jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level