EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    some; few; a number of; a little (bit)

    公園のつつじの世話をする庭師が若干名いる。
    Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.
  2. Adverb (fukushi)

    somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

Kun
わか.いわか-も.しくわも.しも.しくはごと.し
On
ジャクニャクニャ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
458 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

わくわこ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.12The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e5Unicode hex code
1-28-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3926Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5007New Nelson (John Haig)
2241New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2785Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1430Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1928Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
223Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
237Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
372A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
692Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
982Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30796PMorohashi
886A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
544Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
553Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
863Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
896henshall3
864Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
391crowley
125Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.15busy_people
648Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
228Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ruo4, re3Pinyin reading
yag, yaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

Kun
ほ.すほ.し--ぼ.しひ.る
On
カン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1349 of 2500
Radical
dry
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

ほし

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
2k1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1040.0Four corner code
3155deroo
5e72Unicode hex code
1-20-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1492Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1589New Nelson (John Haig)
3379New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4187Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2116Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2863Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1648Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1777Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1179A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
26Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1542Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9165Morohashi
825A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
584Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
840henshall3
826Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
506Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
572Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1663Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan1, gan4Pinyin reading
gan, gangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level