EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    trial and error

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    解決策が功を奏したのは試行錯誤の結果だった。
    Finding a solution that worked was a process of trial and error.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

Kun
こころ.みるため.す
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
392 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-6SKIP code
7a6.18The Kanji Dictionary
0364.0Four corner code
3056deroo
8a66Unicode hex code
1-27-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4361Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5611New Nelson (John Haig)
1525New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1925Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1025Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1385Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
354Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
378Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
409A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1932Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
354Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35415Morohashi
499A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
526Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
535Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
416sakade
250Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
525henshall3
604Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
795Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
1680Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
360Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

Kun
い.くゆ.く-ゆ.き-ゆき-い.き-いきおこな.うおこ.なう
On
コウギョウアン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
20 of 2500
Radical
go
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

いくなみなめみちゆきゆく

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
3i3.1The Kanji Dictionary
2122.1Four corner code
2053deroo
884cUnicode hex code
1-25-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4213Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5419New Nelson (John Haig)
212New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
246Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
157Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
187Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
873Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
938Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
31A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
245Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
24Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34029Morohashi
118A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
68Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73sakade
82Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
131henshall3
123Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
18crowley
58Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1613Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
882Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing2, hang2, hang4, xing4Pinyin reading
haeng, hangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

confused, mix, be in disorder

On
サクシャク
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1740 of 2500
Radical
gold
WaniKani
Level 56

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-8-8SKIP code
8a8.10The Kanji Dictionary
8416.1Four corner code
2878deroo
932fUnicode hex code
1-26-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4880Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6299New Nelson (John Haig)
1743New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2187Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1148Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1555Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1185Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1269Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1794A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1747Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40579Morohashi
1302A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1199Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1262Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1854Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1858Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1603Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1826Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1193Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cuo4, cu4Pinyin reading
chag, joKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
56WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

Kun
あやま.る-あやま.る
On
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1150 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-7-7, 1-7-8SKIP code
7a7.2The Kanji Dictionary
0668.1Four corner code
3061deroo
8aa4Unicode hex code
1-24-77JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4372Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5626New Nelson (John Haig)
1542New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1945Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1039Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1403Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1899Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2048Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1129A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
602Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35546PMorohashi
857A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
906Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
928Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
779sakade
904Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
868henshall3
972Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
949Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1686Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1917Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu4Pinyin reading
oKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level