EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning; commencing; embarking on

    彼はたくさんの仕事に着手した。
    He undertook a great deal of work.
  2. commencing (a crime)

    Lawalso written as 著手

  3. playing (a move)

    Go (game)Shogi

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

Kun
き.るき.せるつ.くつ.ける
On
チャクジャク
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
376 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-7-5, 2-2-10, 2-3-9, 2-6-6SKIP code
2o10.1The Kanji Dictionary
8060.4, 8060.1Four corner code
979deroo
7740Unicode hex code
1-35-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3665Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3938New Nelson (John Haig)
3316New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4110Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2086Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2826Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
594Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
314A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
403Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23339Morohashi
343A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
657Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
668Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276sakade
228Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
364henshall3
404Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
410crowley
190Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1567Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
561Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhao2, zhao1, zhe5, zhuo2Pinyin reading
chagKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level