Entry
  1. Noun

    the real criminal; true culprit

    警察が追っていたのは替え玉で、その間に真犯人を逃してしまった。
    The police followed a red herring while they let the true criminal escape.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

true, reality, Buddhist sect

Kun
ま-まこと
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
279 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

さなさねただただしなおのりまあまこまさまっまどまなまゆみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-7-3SKIP code
2k8.1The Kanji Dictionary
4080.1Four corner code
1561deroo
771fUnicode hex code
1-31-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
783Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3926New Nelson (John Haig)
2111New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2616Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
278A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
384Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23236Morohashi
514A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
422Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438sakade
227Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
341henshall3
358Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
195crowley
242Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1385Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
75Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

crime, sin, offense

Kun
おか.す
On
ハンボン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
874 of 2500
Radical
dog
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
3g2.1The Kanji Dictionary
4721.2Four corner code
2956deroo
72afUnicode hex code
1-40-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2869Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3554New Nelson (John Haig)
196New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
229Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
146Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
175Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1414Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1517Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
711A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
771Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20238Morohashi
768A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
882Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
903Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
859sakade
726Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
789henshall3
652Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1046Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1299Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1426Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan4Pinyin reading
beomKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

person

Kun
ひと-り-と
On
ジンニン
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
5 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

ひこふみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4SKIP code
2a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
1262deroo
4ebaUnicode hex code
1-31-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
339Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99New Nelson (John Haig)
3368New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4175Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344Morohashi
39A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30sakade
11Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
39henshall3
7Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2crowley
15Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
42Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
960Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren2Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level