Entry
  1. Noun

    wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

  2. hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest

Also written 野伏【のぶし】野臥【のぶし】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

plains, field, rustic, civilian life

Kun
の-
On
ショ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
120 of 2500
Radical
village
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

ずけつけ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
0a11.5The Kanji Dictionary
6712.2Four corner code
3653deroo
91ceUnicode hex code
1-44-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4814Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6208New Nelson (John Haig)
1485New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1877Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
998Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1350Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1596Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1722Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
85A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1398Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
128Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40133Morohashi
213A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
236Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
236Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
323sakade
267Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
233henshall3
211Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
170crowley
404Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
1803Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1610Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ye3Pinyin reading
yaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

warrior, military, chivalry, arms

Kun
たけたけ.し
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
387 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Used in names as

たけしたけん

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-4-4, 4-8-4SKIP code
4n5.3The Kanji Dictionary
1314.0Four corner code
3056deroo
6b66Unicode hex code
1-41-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
51Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2959New Nelson (John Haig)
3210New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3979Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2046Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2764Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
377Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
403Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
448A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
751Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
596Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16273Morohashi
781A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1031Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1071Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
708sakade
651Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
802henshall3
694Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
461crowley
1165Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1129Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
383Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu3Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

Kun
さむらい
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
526 of 2500
Radical
scholar
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-3-2SKIP code
3p0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4010.0Four corner code
1472deroo
58ebUnicode hex code
1-27-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1160Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1117New Nelson (John Haig)
3405New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4213Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2129Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2877Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
319Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
341Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
301A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
41Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
59Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5638Morohashi
494A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
572Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
581Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
410sakade
1173Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
521henshall3
441Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
386crowley
755Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
393Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
325Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level