Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible

    Idiomatic expressionnon-standard variant of 箸にも棒にもかからないsee 箸にも棒にもかからない

Also written 箸にも棒にも引っ掛からない【はしにもぼうにもひっかからない】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chopsticks

Kun
はし
On
チョチャク
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2156 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (18)
CodeReference
2-6-9SKIP code
6f9.1The Kanji Dictionary
8860.4, 8860.3Four corner code
7bb8Unicode hex code
1-40-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3422Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4301New Nelson (John Haig)
2708New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3359Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2363Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2640Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1348Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2381Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26224XMorohashi
1932Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
zhu4Pinyin reading
jeoKorean reading
47WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

On
ボウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1455 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4a8.20The Kanji Dictionary
4595.3Four corner code
1855deroo
68d2Unicode hex code
1-43-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2302Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2750New Nelson (John Haig)
983New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1237Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
671Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
894Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1575Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1697Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1424A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1623Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1121Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14929Morohashi
975A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1543Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1645Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
636Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
987henshall3
956Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
988Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1105Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1589Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bang4Pinyin reading
bong, bangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

Kun
ひ.くひ.ける
On
イン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
218 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

いなひきひけびき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-1SKIP code
3h1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1220.0Four corner code
3554deroo
5f15Unicode hex code
1-16-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1562Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1681New Nelson (John Haig)
181New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
207Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
160Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1232Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1318Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
238A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
144Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
271Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9699Morohashi
77A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
216Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
216Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
156sakade
167Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
81henshall3
87Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
263crowley
257Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
605Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1240Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin3Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level