渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty
Proverb
渇しても盗泉の水は飲まず。
The eagle does not catch flies.

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Characters in this word

渇

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thirst, dry up, parch

Kun: かわ.く
On: カツ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1944 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 30

Built from

汁日勹匕

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-3-8	SKIP code
3a8.13	The Kanji Dictionary
3612.7	Four corner code
352	deroo
6e07	Unicode hex code
1-19-73	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2596	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3195	New Nelson (John Haig)
515	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
627	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
379	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
473	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
451	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
488	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1951	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1266	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17748	Morohashi
1087	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1622	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1731	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1481	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1453	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1394	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1205	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
460	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke3	Pinyin reading
gal, geol	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30	WaniKani level

盗

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

steal, rob, pilfer

Kun: ぬす.むぬす.み
On: トウ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 1051 of 2500
Radical: 皿 dish
WaniKani: Level 30

Built from

欠皿冫

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
2-6-5	SKIP code
5h6.2	The Kanji Dictionary
3710.7	Four corner code
374	deroo
76d7	Unicode hex code
1-37-80	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3115	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3894	New Nelson (John Haig)
2670	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3309	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1714	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2327	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1451	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1559	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
957	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1026	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23000	Morohashi
1649	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1100	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1151	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
757	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1465	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
268	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1372	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1463	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao4	Pinyin reading
do	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30	WaniKani level

泉

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

spring, fountain

Kun: いずみ
On: セン

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 1086 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 12

Built from

水白

Used in names as

いずずいずみぜいぜんの

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

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
2-5-4	SKIP code
3a5.33	The Kanji Dictionary
2623.2	Four corner code
842	deroo
6cc9	Unicode hex code
1-32-84	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3099	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3095	New Nelson (John Haig)
2567	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3176	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1636	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2224	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
133	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
140	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
902	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
965	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
915	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17274	Morohashi
915	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1192	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1253	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
674	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
926	henshall3
887	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
840	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1154	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
135	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
quan2	Pinyin reading
cheon	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12	WaniKani level

水

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

water

Kun: みずみず-
On: スイ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 223 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

水

Used in names as

うずずみつどみみさみつみなみん

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-3, 4-4-3	SKIP code
3a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1223.0	Four corner code
1142	deroo
6c34	Unicode hex code
1-31-69	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2482	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3030	New Nelson (John Haig)
10	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
130	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
144	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
54	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
16	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17083	Morohashi
40	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
21	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
14	sakade
68	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
16	henshall3
31	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
166	crowley
19	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1151	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
132	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shui3	Pinyin reading
su	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

飲

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

drink, smoke, take

Kun: の.む-の.み
On: インオン

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 969 of 2500
Radical: 食 eat
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

欠食

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
1-8-4	SKIP code
8b4.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8778.2	Four corner code
2862	deroo
98f2	Unicode hex code
1-16-91	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5159	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6680	New Nelson (John Haig)
1692	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2127	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1111	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1510	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1474	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1584	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
935	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
489	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44063P	Morohashi
230	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
323	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
351	sakade
100	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
250	henshall3
388	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
132	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14	busy_people
1903	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1486	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin3, yin4	Pinyin reading
eum	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level