針小棒大 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
Yojijukugo (four character compound)
お前は何でも針小棒大に言う悪い癖がある。
You have a habit of exaggerating everything.

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Characters in this word

針

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

needle, pin, staple, stinger

Kun: はり
On: シン

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 505 of 2500
Radical: 金 gold
WaniKani: Level 26

Built from

金十

Used in names as

は

Words starting with 針 Words ending in 針 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-8-2	SKIP code
8a2.3	The Kanji Dictionary
8410.0	Four corner code
2855	deroo
91dd	Unicode hex code
1-31-43	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4817	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6218	New Nelson (John Haig)
1666	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2099	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1092	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1488	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
274	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
292	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
573	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1155	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1407	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40165	Morohashi
905	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
341	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
341	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
974	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
916	henshall3
907	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
729	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1809	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
280	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1	Pinyin reading
chim	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26	WaniKani level

小

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

little, small

Kun: ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
On: ショウ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 114 of 2500
Radical: 小 small
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

小

Used in names as

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

Words starting with 小 Words ending in 小 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-2	SKIP code
3n0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
9000.0	Four corner code
1141	deroo
5c0f	Unicode hex code
1-30-14	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1355	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1389	New Nelson (John Haig)
7	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
105	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
21	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7473	Morohashi
36	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
24	sakade
46	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
27	henshall3
15	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
126	crowley
88	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15	busy_people
511	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
106	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao3	Pinyin reading
so	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

棒

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

On: ボウ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 1455 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 31

Built from

｜一人木二大

Words starting with 棒 Words ending in 棒 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
1-4-8	SKIP code
4a8.20	The Kanji Dictionary
4595.3	Four corner code
1855	deroo
68d2	Unicode hex code
1-43-32	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2302	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2750	New Nelson (John Haig)
983	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1237	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
671	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
894	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1575	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1697	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1424	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1623	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1121	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14929	Morohashi
975	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1543	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1645	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
636	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
987	henshall3
956	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
988	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1105	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1589	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bang4	Pinyin reading
bong, bang	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31	WaniKani level

大

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

large, big

Kun: おお-おお.きい-おお.いに
On: ダイタイ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 7 of 2500
Radical: 大 big
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

大

Used in names as

うふおおうたたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもとわ

Words starting with 大 Words ending in 大 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-4	SKIP code
0a3.18	The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0	Four corner code
1463	deroo
5927	Unicode hex code
1-34-71	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133	New Nelson (John Haig)
3416	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831	Morohashi
53	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22	sakade
40	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25	henshall3
14	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5	crowley
87	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2	busy_people
408	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4	Pinyin reading
dae, da, tae	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level