EntryCommon
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity

    苦肉の策で企画したんですが、その本はよく売れました。
    We arrived at that plan out of pure desperation, but the book sold well.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.24The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e6Unicode hex code
1-22-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5009New Nelson (John Haig)
2243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
239Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30797PMorohashi
264A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
554Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197sakade
864Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283henshall3
295Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344crowley
342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
646Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

meat

Kun
しし
On
ニク
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
986 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 3-2-4, 4-6-4SKIP code
2a4.20The Kanji Dictionary
4022.7Four corner code
1653deroo
8089Unicode hex code
1-38-89JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3724Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4753New Nelson (John Haig)
3200New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3966Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2042Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2756Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1022Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1098Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
779A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
533Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29236Morohashi
365A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
223Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
223Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
297sakade
241Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
209henshall3
134Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
561Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
1010Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1031Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
rou4Pinyin reading
yug, yuKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

scheme, plan, policy, step, means

On
サク
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
209 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-6-6SKIP code
6f6.2The Kanji Dictionary
8890.2Four corner code
2364deroo
7b56Unicode hex code
1-26-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3393Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4284New Nelson (John Haig)
2679New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3320Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1720Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2338Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
948Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1019Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
256A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1767Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
695Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26009Morohashi
873A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
880Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
901Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
795sakade
1604Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
883henshall3
945Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
256crowley
1057Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1477Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
957Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ce4Pinyin reading
chaegKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level