永字八法 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Noun
Eight Principles of Yong; principles for writing the eight basic brush strokes in Chinese characters
Yojijukugo (four character compound)so named because all strokes are found in the character 永

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

永

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eternity, long, lengthy

Kun: なが.い
On: エイ

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 5
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 846 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 32

Built from

水丶

Used in names as

えとのりひさひさし

Words starting with 永 Words ending in 永 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-1-4, 4-5-4	SKIP code
3a1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3023.2	Four corner code
342	deroo
6c38	Unicode hex code
1-17-42	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
130	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3031	New Nelson (John Haig)
1937	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2436	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1230	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1695	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
132	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
139	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
690	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
149	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
560	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17088	Morohashi
615	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1207	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1270	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
550	sakade
663	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
644	henshall3
646	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1096	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1152	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
134	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yong3	Pinyin reading
yeong	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32	WaniKani level

字

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

character, letter, word, section of village

Kun: あざあざな-な
On: ジ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 485 of 2500
Radical: 子 child
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

子宀

Words starting with 字 Words ending in 字 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
2-3-3, 2-3-2	SKIP code
3m2.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3040.7	Four corner code
747	deroo
5b57	Unicode hex code
1-27-90	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1281	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285	New Nelson (John Haig)
2172	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2696	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1860	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
185	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
197	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
612	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
121	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6942	Morohashi
28	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
110	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
110	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
86	sakade
156	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
78	henshall3
57	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
528	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17	busy_people
457	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
188	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

八

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

Kun: やや.つやっ.つよう
On: ハチハツ

Strokes: 2
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 92 of 2500
Radical: 八 eight
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

ハ

Used in names as

なははっやちやつ

Words starting with 八 Words ending in 八 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-1	SKIP code
2o0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0	Four corner code
2062	deroo
516b	Unicode hex code
1-40-12	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
577	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
369	New Nelson (John Haig)
3	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3644	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2536	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
8	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
8	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
41	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
19	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
10	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1450	Morohashi
66	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
10	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
10	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
8	sakade
18	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
8	henshall3
4	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
116	crowley
8	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
151	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
8	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ba1, ba2	Pinyin reading
pal	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

法

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

Kun: のり
On: ホウハッホッフラン

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 100 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 15

Built from

汁土厶

Used in names as

ほ

Words starting with 法 Words ending in 法 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-3-5	SKIP code
3a5.20	The Kanji Dictionary
3413.1	Four corner code
371	deroo
6cd5	Unicode hex code
1-43-01	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2535	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3107	New Nelson (John Haig)
333	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
391	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
751	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
145	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
824	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
213	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17290	Morohashi
584	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
123	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
513	sakade
676	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
612	henshall3
516	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
100	crowley
518	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
758	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa3, fa4	Pinyin reading
beob	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15	WaniKani level