Entry
  1. Noun

    lye

    Usually written using kana alone

    4.煮え立たせる寸前で弱火にして、もう一度灰汁を取り除きます。
    4. Just before bringing it to the boil, set to a low flame and remove the scum again.
  2. harsh taste; bitter taste; alkaline taste; astringency

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. scum (on a soup, broth etc.)

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality; strong idiosyncrasy

    Usually written using kana alonealso written incorrectly as 悪see アクが強い

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ashes, puckery juice, cremate

Kun
はい
On
カイ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1717 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
3-2-4SKIP code
2p4.1The Kanji Dictionary
7128.9Four corner code
3362deroo
7070Unicode hex code
1-19-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
820Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3396New Nelson (John Haig)
2979New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3699Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1892Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2573Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
168Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
180Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1788A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
302Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1325Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18859Morohashi
818A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1343Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1426Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
712Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
834henshall3
840Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
874Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1261Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
170Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hui1Pinyin reading
hoeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus

Kun
しる-しるつゆ
On
ジュウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1843 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
3a2.1The Kanji Dictionary
3410.0Four corner code
355deroo
6c41Unicode hex code
1-29-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2485Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3035New Nelson (John Haig)
195New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
227Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
144Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
173Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
140Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
150Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1502A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1848Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17104Morohashi
1361A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1794Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1930Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1457Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1050Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1399Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1157Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
142Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi1Pinyin reading
jeub, jibKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level