Entry
  1. Noun

    Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard

    しかし城にたどりつくなり、近衛兵を率いた人によって、わたしはこの牢獄に勾引されてしまった。
    However, when I finally reached the castle I was thrown into this prison by the commander of the imperial guard.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

near, early, akin, tantamount

Kun
ちか.い
On
キンコン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
194 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

おうおおこの

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-4, 3-2-4SKIP code
2q4.3The Kanji Dictionary
3230.2Four corner code
2654deroo
8fd1Unicode hex code
1-22-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4671Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6021New Nelson (John Haig)
3061New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3798Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1941Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2634Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1129Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1210Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
127A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
506Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
127Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38752PMorohashi
103A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
445Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
452Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
195sakade
259Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
113henshall3
140Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
149crowley
109Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.12busy_people
679Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1136Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin4Pinyin reading
geunKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

defense, protection

On
エイ
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
400 of 2500
Radical
go
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Used in names as

もりまもる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-13SKIP code
3i13.3The Kanji Dictionary
2150.6, 2122.1Four corner code
2053deroo
885bUnicode hex code
1-17-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1639Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1776New Nelson (John Haig)
760New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
938Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
526Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
686Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1646Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1775Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
394A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2452Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
686Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34073Morohashi
617A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
815Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
834Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
551sakade
1722Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
646henshall3
813Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
287crowley
780Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1617Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1661Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4Pinyin reading
wiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

Kun
つわもの
On
ヘイヒョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
522 of 2500
Radical
eight
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-5-2SKIP code
2o5.6The Kanji Dictionary
7280.1Four corner code
2661deroo
5175Unicode hex code
1-42-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
201Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
374New Nelson (John Haig)
2551New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3158Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1621Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2207Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1331Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1429Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
447A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
499Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
396Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1462Morohashi
578A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
784Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
798Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
712sakade
343Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
606henshall3
489Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
243crowley
994Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
155Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1343Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bing1Pinyin reading
byeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level