錦上花を添える — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
to crown beauty with even greater glory
Idiomatic expressionsee 錦上添花

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

錦

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

brocade, fine dress, honors

Kun: にしき
On: キン

Strokes: 16
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1440 of 2500
Radical: 金 gold
WaniKani: Level 53

Built from

巾金白

Used in names as

かねあやにし

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

Dictionary and index codes (24)

Code	Reference
1-8-8	SKIP code
8a8.6	The Kanji Dictionary
8612.7	Four corner code
9326	Unicode hex code
1-22-51	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4882	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6301	New Nelson (John Haig)
1738	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2181	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1144	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1549	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
411	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
439	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1512	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2525	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1926	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40569	Morohashi
2256	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1252	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
418	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin3	Pinyin reading
geum	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
53	WaniKani level

上

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

above, up

Kun: うえ-うえうわ-かみあ.げる-あ.げるあ.がる-あ.がるあ.がり-あ.がりのぼ.るのぼ.りのぼ.せるのぼ.すたてまつ.る
On: ジョウショウシャン

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 35 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

一卜

Used in names as

あおいあげいかかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-2	SKIP code
2m1.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2110.0	Four corner code
1272	deroo
4e0a	Unicode hex code
1-30-69	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
798	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
10	New Nelson (John Haig)
3404	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4212	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2128	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2876	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
49	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
50	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
21	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
47	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13	Morohashi
37	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
32	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
32	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20	sakade
5	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
23	henshall3
12	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
29	crowley
31	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14	busy_people
6	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
49	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang4, shang3	Pinyin reading
sang	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

花

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

flower

Kun: はな
On: カケ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 578 of 2500
Radical: 艸 grass
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

化匕艾

Used in names as

わ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
2-3-4	SKIP code
3k4.7	The Kanji Dictionary
4421.4	Four corner code
1956	deroo
82b1	Unicode hex code
1-18-54	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3909	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4980	New Nelson (John Haig)
2211	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2740	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1894	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1009	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1084	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
551	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
481	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
328	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30734P	Morohashi
9	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
255	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43	sakade
81	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
70	henshall3
69	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
314	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
641	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1018	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua1	Pinyin reading
hwa	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

添

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

annexed, accompany, marry, suit, meet, satisfy, attach, append, garnish, imitate

Kun: そ.えるそ.う
On: テン

Strokes: 11
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1501 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 29

Built from

ノ汁心大一二

Used in names as

そえぞい

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
1-3-8	SKIP code
3a8.22	The Kanji Dictionary
3213.3	Four corner code
340	deroo
6dfb	Unicode hex code
1-37-26	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2601	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3201	New Nelson (John Haig)
529	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
641	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
390	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
485	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
634	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
684	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1396	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1338	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1656	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17698	Morohashi
1631	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1433	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1523	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1480	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1459	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1131	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1215	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
641	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tian1	Pinyin reading
cheom	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29	WaniKani level