泣く子と地頭には勝てない

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

泣

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cry, weep, moan

Kun: な.く
On: キュウ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1380 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 15

Built from

汁立

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-3-5	SKIP code
3a5.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3011.8	Four corner code
373	deroo
6ce3	Unicode hex code
1-21-67	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2532	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3104	New Nelson (John Haig)
338	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
396	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
253	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
300	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
432	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
463	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1192	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
590	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1049	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17309	Morohashi
838	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1236	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1300	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
678	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
479	henshall3
500	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
252	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1171	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
439	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4	Pinyin reading
eub	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15	WaniKani level

子

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun: こ-こね
On: シスツ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 72 of 2500
Radical: 子 child
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

子

Used in names as

いきぎくけねっ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-1, 4-2-1	SKIP code
2c0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7	Four corner code
3547	deroo
5b50	Unicode hex code
1-27-50	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281	New Nelson (John Haig)
3390	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930	Morohashi
25	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31	sakade
43	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40	henshall3
18	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42	crowley
69	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
455	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

地

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ground, earth

On: チジ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 40 of 2500
Radical: 土 earth
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

土也

Used in names as

どま

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-3-3	SKIP code
3b3.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4411.2	Four corner code
1456	deroo
5730	Unicode hex code
1-35-47	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1056	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
976	New Nelson (John Haig)
204	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
152	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
181	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
515	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
554	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
40	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
241	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
143	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4890	Morohashi
167	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
118	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
118	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
111	sakade
143	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
184	henshall3
130	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
45	crowley
146	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1	busy_people
367	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
521	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
di4, de5	Pinyin reading
ji	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

頭

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

head, counter for large animals

Kun: あたまかしら-がしらかぶり
On: トウズト

Strokes: 16
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 433 of 2500
Radical: 頁 leaf
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

貝目ハ口豆并頁

Used in names as

かみがみちゃんつむりづ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-7-9	SKIP code
9a7.6	The Kanji Dictionary
1118.6	Four corner code
3061	deroo
982d	Unicode hex code
1-38-12	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4469	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6639	New Nelson (John Haig)
1604	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2019	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1441	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1549	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
386	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2504	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
519	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43490	Morohashi
186	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
276	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294	sakade
275	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
203	henshall3
238	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
234	crowley
166	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1889	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1453	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tou2, tou5	Pinyin reading
du	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

勝

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

victory, win, prevail, excel

Kun: か.つ-が.ちまさ.るすぐ.れるかつ
On: ショウ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 185 of 2500
Radical: 力 power
WaniKani: Level 9

Built from

月人大二并力

Used in names as

かちとよし

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-4-8	SKIP code
4b8.4	The Kanji Dictionary
7922.7	Four corner code
3945	deroo
52dd	Unicode hex code
1-30-01	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3787	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
553	New Nelson (John Haig)
1005	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1268	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
686	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
918	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1209	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1294	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
197	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1613	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
266	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2409	Morohashi
319	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
509	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
250	sakade
373	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
335	henshall3
401	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
419	crowley
263	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
224	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1217	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng4, sheng1	Pinyin reading
seung	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9	WaniKani level