EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    iridescent colour

    首相の答弁は玉虫色だった。
    The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
  2. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague

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Characters in this word

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jewel, ball

Kun
たまたま--だま
On
ギョク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
737 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

おうだん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
4f0.2The Kanji Dictionary
1010.3Four corner code
3172deroo
7389Unicode hex code
1-22-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2923Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3620New Nelson (John Haig)
3477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4289Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2166Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
272Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
610A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
204Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
103Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20821Morohashi
102A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
295Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
295Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64sakade
732Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
48henshall3
40Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
575Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1313Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
262Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
ogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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insect, bug, temper

Kun
むし
On
チュウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1351 of 2500
Radical
insect
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-6-3, 2-4-2SKIP code
6d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
5013.6Four corner code
1671deroo
866bUnicode hex code
1-35-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4115Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5275New Nelson (John Haig)
3530New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4343Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2959Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
517Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
556Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1073A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
324Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
133Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32804Morohashi
56A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
873Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
893Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
114sakade
875Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
74henshall3
60Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
466Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1604Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
523Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chong2, hui3Pinyin reading
hwe, chungKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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color

Kun
いろ
On
ショクシキ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
621 of 2500
Radical
color
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

しかしこ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
2n4.1The Kanji Dictionary
2771.7Four corner code
2556deroo
8272Unicode hex code
1-31-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3889Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4956New Nelson (John Haig)
2029New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2522Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1280Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1748Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1753Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1890Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
326A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
345Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
241Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30602Morohashi
145A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
204Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
204Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94sakade
243Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
162henshall3
127Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
405crowley
316Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
1599Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1769Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
se4, shai3Pinyin reading
saegKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level