EntryCommon
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

    それは全く異例のことだ。
    That's an unusual thing, undoubtedly.
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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

Kun
ことこと.なる
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
631 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-6, 2-9-2SKIP code
5f6.7The Kanji Dictionary
6080.1Four corner code
3661deroo
7570Unicode hex code
1-16-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3008Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3757New Nelson (John Haig)
2584New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3195Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1651Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2241Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1797Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1936Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
707A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1497Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
581Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21854Morohashi
807A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1061Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1106Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738sakade
746Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
826henshall3
918Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1196Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1342Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1814Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
iKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

example, custom, usage, precedent

Kun
たと.える
On
レイ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
399 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.7The Kanji Dictionary
2220.0Four corner code
2143deroo
4f8bUnicode hex code
1-46-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
428Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
193New Nelson (John Haig)
89New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
99Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
67Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
71Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
972Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1046Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
508A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
441Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
587Morohashi
605A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
612Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
622Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
737sakade
314Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
635henshall3
518Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
294crowley
811Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
93Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
981Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ryeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level