EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

Kun
しら.げるくわ.しい
On
セイショウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
752 of 2500
Radical
rice
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

きよ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-8SKIP code
6b8.1The Kanji Dictionary
9592.7Four corner code
1046deroo
7cbeUnicode hex code
1-32-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4411New Nelson (John Haig)
1366New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1729Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
924Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1248Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1535Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1655Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
672A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2131Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
457Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26997PMorohashi
725A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
659Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
670Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
647sakade
806Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
748henshall3
792Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
439crowley
877Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1500Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1549Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jing1Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent

Kun
するど.い
On
エイ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1395 of 2500
Radical
gold
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

Used in names as

とし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-7SKIP code
8a7.12The Kanji Dictionary
8811.6Four corner code
2857deroo
92edUnicode hex code
1-17-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4864Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6279New Nelson (John Haig)
1730New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2171Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1140Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1544Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
500Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
539Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1211A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2344Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1449Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40418PMorohashi
1018A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1371Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1458Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
979Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1811Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1373Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1823Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
512Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
rui4Pinyin reading
ye, taeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level