Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    to squander what has been saved up laboriously; to blow one's hard-earned fortune; to spill through a winnowing basket what one has collected with their fingernails

    Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

claw, nail, talon

Kun
つめ、つま-
On
ソウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2025 of 2500
Radical
claw
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
3-3-1SKIP code
0a4.9The Kanji Dictionary
7223.0Four corner code
722aUnicode hex code
1-36-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2822Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3509New Nelson (John Haig)
3024New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3756Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2605Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
727Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
784Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1887Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19653Morohashi
1320Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
735Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhua3, zhao3Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
34WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten

Kun
ひろ.う
On
シュウ、ジュウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1479 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.14The Kanji Dictionary
5806.1Four corner code
1377deroo
62feUnicode hex code
1-29-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1901Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2149New Nelson (John Haig)
379New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
454Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
279Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
339Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
667Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
720Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1599A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
802Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
625Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12014Morohashi
305A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1445Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1538Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
425sakade
568Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
321henshall3
329Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
273Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
890Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
674Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, she4Pinyin reading
seub, sibKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

winnowing

Kun
On
Strokes
14
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2023 of 2500
Radical
bamboo

Built from

Used in names as

みの

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
2-6-8SKIP code
6f8.6The Kanji Dictionary
8880.1Four corner code
7b95Unicode hex code
1-44-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3407Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4307New Nelson (John Haig)
3350Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2358Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2643Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2685Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26143Morohashi
ji1Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher

Kun
ぜろ、こぼ.す、こぼ.れる
On
レイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1217 of 2500
Radical
rain
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-8-5, 2-11-2SKIP code
8d5.4The Kanji Dictionary
1030.7Four corner code
3144deroo
96f6Unicode hex code
1-46-77JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5048Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6524New Nelson (John Haig)
2792New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3467Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1786Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1402Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1504Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1206A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1106Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42242Morohashi
1922A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1823Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1972Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
998Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1686Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1687Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1864Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1414Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ling2Pinyin reading
ryeong, ryeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level