Entry
  1. Noun

    Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced

    Trademarksee 金太郎

  2. something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)

Also written 金太郎アメ【きんたろうあめ】金太郎あめ【きんたろうあめ】

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Characters in this word

4
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gold

Kun
かねかな--がね
On
キンコンゴン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
53 of 2500
Radical
gold
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

かんきむこの

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-6SKIP code
8a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8010.9Four corner code
2872deroo
91d1Unicode hex code
1-22-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4815Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6211New Nelson (John Haig)
2057New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2552Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1302Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1771Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
269Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
287Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
59A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
664Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
18Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40152Morohashi
14A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
23Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
23Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16sakade
94Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
18henshall3
72Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
79crowley
21Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1808Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
275Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin1Pinyin reading
gim, geumKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

plump, thick, big around

Kun
ふと.いふと.る
On
タイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
552 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

おおたかひろ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-1, 4-4-4SKIP code
0a4.18The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0Four corner code
1463deroo
592aUnicode hex code
1-34-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1172Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1137New Nelson (John Haig)
2152New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2673Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1360Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1846Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
120Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
126Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
343A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
105Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
508Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5834Morohashi
164A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
629Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
639Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
269sakade
151Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
181henshall3
98Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
257crowley
124Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
409Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
121Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tai4Pinyin reading
taeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

son, counter for sons

Kun
おとこ
On
ロウリョウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
569 of 2500
Radical
city
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Used in names as

いらとうもんろお

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-3, 1-6-2SKIP code
2d6.5The Kanji Dictionary
3772.7Four corner code
844deroo
90ceUnicode hex code
1-47-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4762Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6138New Nelson (John Haig)
1289New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1641Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
867Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1184Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1851Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1995Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
237A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1145Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
955Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39405PMorohashi
1936A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
980Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1014Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1827Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
264crowley
546Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
757Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1868Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lang2, lang4Pinyin reading
rangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
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rice jelly, candy

Kun
あめやしな.う
On
Strokes
13
Radical
eat

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
1-8-5SKIP code
8b5.2The Kanji Dictionary
8376.0Four corner code
98f4Unicode hex code
1-16-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5160Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6682New Nelson (John Haig)
2250Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2801Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2817Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
44080XMorohashi
yi2Pinyin reading
i, saKorean reading