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Entry

  1. Noun, Suru verb

    working out one's salvation by own efforts; rehabilitating oneself by one's own efforts; rectifying one's ways of life without relying on others' help

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 自力更正【じりきこうせい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
自
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

oneself

Kun
みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと
On
ジシ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
19 of 2500
Radical
自 self
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

自目

Used in names as

より

Words starting with 自Words ending in 自Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-6-2SKIP code
5c1.1The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0Four corner code
879deroo
81eaUnicode hex code
1-28-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3841Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4900New Nelson (John Haig)
3525New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4338Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
340Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
60Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30095Morohashi
134A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
62Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229sakade
242Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
150henshall3
126Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
14crowley
63Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
1587Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
36Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
力
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

Kun
ちから
On
リョクリキリイ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
62 of 2500
Radical
力 power
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

力

Used in names as

じからつとむ

Words starting with 力Words ending in 力Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4SKIP code
2g0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4002.7Four corner code
1645deroo
529bUnicode hex code
1-46-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
715Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
521New Nelson (John Haig)
3371New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4178Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
858Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
69A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
11Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
53Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2288Morohashi
74A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
100Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148sakade
128Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
38henshall3
9Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
38crowley
173Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.15busy_people
207Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
866Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ryeogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
更
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further

Kun
さらさら.にふ.けるふ.かす
On
コウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
861 of 2500
Radical
曰 say
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

ノ一日田
Words starting with 更Words ending in 更Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-7-1SKIP code
0a7.12The Kanji Dictionary
1050.6, 1054.6Four corner code
3166deroo
66f4Unicode hex code
1-25-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
42Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2422New Nelson (John Haig)
3541New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4355Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2205Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2967Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
694Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
749Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
978A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
528Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1311Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14283Morohashi
1248A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1008Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1045Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
610Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1133Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1076Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
997Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
701Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
geng4, geng1Pinyin reading
gyeong, gaengKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level
生
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすきなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
On
セイショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
生 life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

生

Used in names as

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう

Words starting with 生Words ending in 生Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level