Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    荒唐無稽と皆に言われた彼のビジネスプランだけど、今となっては我々の不明を恥じるしかないのかね。
    Every one of us who ridiculed his business plan as a bunch of hokum should be embarrassed we did.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

Kun
あ.らすあ.れるあら.いすさ.ぶすさ.むあ.らし
On
コウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1099 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 42

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3k6.18The Kanji Dictionary
4421.1Four corner code
1957deroo
8352Unicode hex code
1-25-51JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3941Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5034New Nelson (John Haig)
2260New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2810Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1447Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1950Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
488Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
527Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
901A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
935Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1028Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30953PMorohashi
1253A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1377Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1464Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
866Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1291Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1666Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
651Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
499Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huang1Pinyin reading
hwangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

T'ang, China, foreign

Kun
から
On
トウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1727 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Used in names as

かろたん

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-7SKIP code
3q7.3The Kanji Dictionary
0026.7Four corner code
577deroo
5510Unicode hex code
1-37-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1516Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
812New Nelson (John Haig)
3115New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3867Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1988Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2685Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1157Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1241Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1668A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1246Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1856Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3709PMorohashi
1645A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1697Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1813Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1135Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1318Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1727Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
292Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1165Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tang2Pinyin reading
dangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

think, consider

Kun
かんが.えるとど.める
On
ケイ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2372 of 2500
Radical
grain

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-5-11SKIP code
5d11.3The Kanji Dictionary
2396.1Four corner code
2278deroo
7a3dUnicode hex code
1-23-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3304Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4163New Nelson (John Haig)
1573Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1137Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2088Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
983Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
25218Morohashi
1084Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
ji1, qi3Pinyin reading
gyeKorean reading