EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    death by hanging; execution by hanging

    小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。
    As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strangle, constrict, wring

Kun
しぼ.るし.めるし.まる
On
コウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1288 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-6SKIP code
6a6.9The Kanji Dictionary
2094.8Four corner code
2766deroo
7d5eUnicode hex code
1-25-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3535Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4485New Nelson (John Haig)
1349New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1707Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
913Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1236Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1348Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1448Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1825A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1394Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27421Morohashi
1261A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1452Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1545Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1630Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1576Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1565Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1533Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1360Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao3, jia3Pinyin reading
gyoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

neck, counter for songs and poems

Kun
くび
On
シュ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
98 of 2500
Radical
head
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

おびとこべ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
2o7.2The Kanji Dictionary
8060.1Four corner code
979deroo
9996Unicode hex code
1-28-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5186Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6719New Nelson (John Haig)
2265New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2818Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1452Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1956Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
70Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
74Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
208A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
920Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
138Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44489Morohashi
139A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
148Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
239sakade
281Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155henshall3
177Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
393Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1910Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
70Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

On
ケイ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
864 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Used in names as

おさかぎょう

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-2SKIP code
2f4.2The Kanji Dictionary
1240.0Four corner code
3243deroo
5211Unicode hex code
1-23-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
670Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
461New Nelson (John Haig)
830New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1024Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
555Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
734Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
679Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
734Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
848A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
258Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1001Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1886Morohashi
1193A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
887Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
908Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1091Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1061Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1052Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
185Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
686Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing2Pinyin reading
hyeongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level