Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    clear-cut and straightforward

    Idiomatic expression

  2. (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright; frank

    Idiomatic expression

Also written 竹を割った様【たけをわったよう】竹をわったよう【たけをわったよう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bamboo

Kun
たけ
On
チク
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
593 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

たか

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
6f0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8822.0Four corner code
2353deroo
7af9Unicode hex code
1-35-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3366Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4246New Nelson (John Haig)
228New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
168Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
201Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
937Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1007Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
719A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
247Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
68Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25841Morohashi
170A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
129Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
129Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
113sakade
790Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
71henshall3
59Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
374Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1471Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
946Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu2Pinyin reading
jugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

Kun
わ.るわりわ.りわ.れるさ.く
On
カツ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
318 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-2SKIP code
2f10.1The Kanji Dictionary
3260.0Four corner code
743deroo
5272Unicode hex code
1-19-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
703Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
507New Nelson (John Haig)
1816New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2284Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1611Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1553Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1673Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
357A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1696AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1274Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2112PMorohashi
823A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
519Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
528Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
364Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
838henshall3
938Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
414crowley
786Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
204Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1567Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ge1Pinyin reading
halKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level