EntryCommonWaniKani 17
  1. Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

    pre-era; BC; BCE

    まずやって来たのはケルト族で、紀元前600年のことでした。
    First came the Celts in 600 B.C.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
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chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period

On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
780 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

おさむただすとしとものりもと

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-3SKIP code
6a3.5The Kanji Dictionary
2791.7Four corner code
2756deroo
7d00Unicode hex code
1-21-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3497Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4439New Nelson (John Haig)
1276New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1628Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
856Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1173Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1354Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1454Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
930A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1424Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
666Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27234Morohashi
449A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
372Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
373Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
578sakade
1619Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
472henshall3
521Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
634Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1512Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1366Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beginning, former time, origin

Kun
もと
On
ゲンガン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
192 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-3SKIP code
0a4.5The Kanji Dictionary
1021.1Four corner code
3057deroo
5143Unicode hex code
1-24-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
275Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
343New Nelson (John Haig)
1929New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2428Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1226Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1690Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
59Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
63Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
328A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
60Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
106Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1340Morohashi
106A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
137Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68sakade
121Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
117henshall3
89Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
408crowley
245Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
141Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
59Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

in front, before

Kun
まえ-まえ
On
ゼン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
27 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

さきさとまい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-6, 2-2-7SKIP code
2o7.3The Kanji Dictionary
8022.1Four corner code
943deroo
524dUnicode hex code
1-33-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
595Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
490New Nelson (John Haig)
2266New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2819Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
290Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
921Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
139Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2011XMorohashi
159A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
47Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102sakade
23Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
177henshall3
182Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
53crowley
29Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
196Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
296Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian2Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level