Entry
  1. Adverb (fukushi), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purpose

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. especially; particularly

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 故【ことさら】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

particularly, especially, exceptionally

Kun
こと
On
シュ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1361 of 2500
Radical
death
WaniKani
Level 52

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
0a10.7The Kanji Dictionary
1529.0Four corner code
3164deroo
6b8aUnicode hex code
1-28-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2443Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2975New Nelson (John Haig)
942New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1178Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
639Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
810Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
873Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1330A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1019Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16451Morohashi
1348A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1505Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1604Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1452Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1354Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
813Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1135Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
818Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shu1Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
52WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further

Kun
さらさら.にふ.けるふ.かす
On
コウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
861 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-7-1SKIP code
0a7.12The Kanji Dictionary
1050.6, 1054.6Four corner code
3166deroo
66f4Unicode hex code
1-25-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
42Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2422New Nelson (John Haig)
3541New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4355Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2205Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2967Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
694Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
749Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
978A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
528Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1311Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14283Morohashi
1248A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1008Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1045Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
610Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1133Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1076Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
997Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
701Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
geng4, geng1Pinyin reading
gyeong, gaengKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level