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

    the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense

    たまには理性のタガを外してみませんか。
    Why not just let fly once in a while?

Also written 理性の箍【りせいのたが】理性のたが【りせいのたが】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

Kun
ことわり
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
86 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

あやおさむさとさとるただただしとおるのりまことまさまさしまろみちよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-7SKIP code
4f7.1The Kanji Dictionary
1611.4Four corner code
3172deroo
7406Unicode hex code
1-45-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2942Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3644New Nelson (John Haig)
970New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1220Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
659Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
881Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
265Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
283Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
95A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1361Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
104Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21014Morohashi
220A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
143Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
333sakade
217Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
239henshall3
212Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
59crowley
241Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.17busy_people
1321Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
271Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li3Pinyin reading
riKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sex, gender, nature

Kun
さが
On
セイショウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
104 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5, 1-1-7SKIP code
4k5.4The Kanji Dictionary
9501.0Four corner code
1172deroo
6027Unicode hex code
1-32-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1666Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1822New Nelson (John Haig)
299New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
357Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
222Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
266Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1558Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1679Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
199A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
564Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
280Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10478Morohashi
723A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
98Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
98Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
645sakade
535Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
745henshall3
690Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
119crowley
421Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
811Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1572Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing4Pinyin reading
seongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level