Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
Proverb
Also written 灯台もと暗し【とうだいもとくらし】
Characters in this word
4灯
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Dictionary and index codes (30)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 1-4-2, 1-1-5 | SKIP code |
| 4d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 9182.0 | Four corner code |
| 1153 | deroo |
| 706f | Unicode hex code |
| 1-37-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 2745 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3395 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 825 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 177 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1290 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 537 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18855 | Morohashi |
| 556 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1416 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 711 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 583 | henshall3 |
| 471 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 871 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 167 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| deng1 | Pinyin reading |
| deung | Korean reading |
| n2 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 48 | WaniKani level |
台
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Dictionary and index codes (34)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 3d2.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2360.0 | Four corner code |
| 2777 | deroo |
| 53f0 | Unicode hex code |
| 1-34-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 848 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2005 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 744 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 216 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 276 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 290 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3246 | Morohashi |
| 166 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 501 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 272 | sakade |
| 134 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 183 | henshall3 |
| 111 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 436 | crowley |
| 532 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 3.2 | busy_people |
| 280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 752 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| tai2, tai1 | Pinyin reading |
| tae, i | Korean reading |
| n4 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 3 | WaniKani level |
下
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Dictionary and index codes (34)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 2m1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1023.0 | Four corner code |
| 3154 | deroo |
| 4e0b | Unicode hex code |
| 1-18-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 9 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3378 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4186 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 50 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 51 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 72 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 46 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 30 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 14 | Morohashi |
| 7 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 31 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 31 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | sakade |
| 6 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 24 | henshall3 |
| 13 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 75 | crowley |
| 32 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 2.1 | busy_people |
| 4 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 50 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| xia4 | Pinyin reading |
| ha | Korean reading |
| n5 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 1 | WaniKani level |
暗
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Dictionary and index codes (32)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 4c9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 6006.1 | Four corner code |
| 3878 | deroo |
| 6697 | Unicode hex code |
| 1-16-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 2154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2503 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1010 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 480 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 519 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1044 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1883 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 576 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 14065 | Morohashi |
| 224 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 154 | sakade |
| 191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 243 | henshall3 |
| 415 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 107 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 992 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 491 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| an4 | Pinyin reading |
| am | Korean reading |
| n3 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 13 | WaniKani level |