EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun

    spring (device)

    Usually written using kana alone

    そのばね1個で車の全重量を支えている。
    That one spring carries the whole weight of the car.
  2. spring (in one's legs); bounce

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. springboard; impetus

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 弾機【ばね】撥条【ばね】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

Kun
た.つあば.くおこ.るつか.わすはな.つ
On
ハツホツ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
32 of 2500
Radical
footsteps
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
0a9.5The Kanji Dictionary
1241.5Four corner code
3557deroo
767aUnicode hex code
1-40-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3092Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3860New Nelson (John Haig)
2565New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3174Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1634Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2222Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1705Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1840Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
43A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
953Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
186Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22662PMorohashi
370A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
96Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303sakade
225Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
392henshall3
342Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
102crowley
286Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1360Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1721Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa1Pinyin reading
balKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe, streak

Kun
えだすじ
On
ジョウチョウデキ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
363 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-4, 4-7-1SKIP code
4i4.1The Kanji Dictionary
2790.4Four corner code
2564deroo
6761Unicode hex code
1-30-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1164Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2563New Nelson (John Haig)
2200New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2726Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1395Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
298Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
319Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
391A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
457Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
452Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14486Morohashi
716A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
564Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
573Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
817sakade
621Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
738henshall3
671Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
213crowley
750Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1050Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
304Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tiao2Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level