EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler

    彼はこの分野では草分けだ。
    He is a trailblazer in this field.
  2. pioneer; founder; originator; groundbreaker

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Kun
くさくさ--ぐさ
On
ソウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
967 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3k6.13The Kanji Dictionary
4440.6Four corner code
1955deroo
8349Unicode hex code
1-33-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3939Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5032New Nelson (John Haig)
2263New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2813Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
224Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
238Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
705A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
934Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
118Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30945PMorohashi
162A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
249Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
249Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106sakade
865Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
57henshall3
77Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
567Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
652Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
229Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cao3Pinyin reading
choKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Kun
わ.けるわ.けわ.かれるわ.かるわ.かつ
On
ブンフン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
24 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

いたわけ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2SKIP code
2o2.1The Kanji Dictionary
8022.7Four corner code
2045deroo
5206Unicode hex code
1-42-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
578Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
454New Nelson (John Haig)
1972New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2466Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1247Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1713Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
781Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
844Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
35A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
64Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
35Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1853Morohashi
199A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
38Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
38Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133sakade
22Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
218henshall3
101Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
28crowley
26Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
180Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
788Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fen1, fen4Pinyin reading
bunKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level