Entry
  1. Noun

    strong arm; stout arm

  2. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

Also written 剛腕【ごうわん】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

overpowering, great, powerful, excelling, Australia

Kun
えら.い
On
ゴウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1104 of 2500
Radical
pig
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Used in names as

こうすぐるたけたけしひでまさる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-12SKIP code
2j12.3The Kanji Dictionary
0023.2Four corner code
451deroo
8c6aUnicode hex code
1-25-75JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
329Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5749New Nelson (John Haig)
2140New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2657Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1355Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1838Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
543Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
898A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2177Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1377Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36406Morohashi
1271A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1671Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1786Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1775Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1730Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1277Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1719Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
549Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hao2Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

arm, ability, talent

Kun
うで
On
ワン
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1163 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4b8.6The Kanji Dictionary
7321.2Four corner code
3956deroo
8155Unicode hex code
1-47-51JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3786Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4837New Nelson (John Haig)
1006New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1269Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
687Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1418Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1522Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1114A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1180Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29631Morohashi
1945A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1299Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1376Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1550Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1038Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1430Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wan4Pinyin reading
wanKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level