Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; lecturing to the Buddha

    Idiomatic expression

    釈迦に説法とは存じますが、医者も禁煙されたほうがよろしいのではないでしょうか。
    I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but wouldn't it be a good idea to stop smoking?
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

explanation

Kun
とくす.てるゆる.す
On
シャクセキ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1097 of 2500
Radical
distinguish
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

Used in names as

しゃ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
6b5.5The Kanji Dictionary
2798.7Four corner code
2262deroo
91c8Unicode hex code
1-28-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4809Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6203New Nelson (John Haig)
1484New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1876Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
997Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1349Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1908Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2057Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1214A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1395Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
660Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40120PMorohashi
885A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
595Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
605Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
802sakade
1841Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1494Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
763Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1800Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1927Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
seogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

(used phonetically)

On
Strokes
8
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2160 of 2500
Radical
walk

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
3-3-5, 3-4-5SKIP code
2q5.6The Kanji Dictionary
3630.0Four corner code
8fe6Unicode hex code
1-18-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4673Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6027New Nelson (John Haig)
3982Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2767Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2959Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2966Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
999Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
38789XMorohashi
jia1Pinyin reading
gaKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

Kun
と.く
On
セツゼイ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
326 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

さとしとき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-7-7SKIP code
7a7.12The Kanji Dictionary
0861.6Four corner code
3057deroo
8aacUnicode hex code
1-32-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4373Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5627New Nelson (John Haig)
1547New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1949Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1042Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
499Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
538Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
307A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2143Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
216Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35556PMorohashi
524A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
400Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
404Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
654sakade
251Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
553henshall3
620Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
240crowley
292Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.9busy_people
1688Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
511Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shuo1, shui4, yue4Pinyin reading
seol, se, yeolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

Kun
のり
On
ホウハッホッフラン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
100 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.20The Kanji Dictionary
3413.1Four corner code
371deroo
6cd5Unicode hex code
1-43-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2535Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3107New Nelson (John Haig)
333New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
391Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
751Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
145A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
824Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
213Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17290Morohashi
584A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
123Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
513sakade
676Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
612henshall3
516Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
100crowley
518Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
758Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa3, fa4Pinyin reading
beobKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level