門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
Proverb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

門

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gate, counter for cannons

Kun: かどと
On: モン

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 452 of 2500
Radical: 門 gate
WaniKani: Level 16

Built from

門

Used in names as

じょうもゆき

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-4-4, 3-8-0	SKIP code
8e0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7777.7, 7777.0	Four corner code
3853	deroo
9580	Unicode hex code
1-44-71	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4940	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6381	New Nelson (John Haig)
888	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1100	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
597	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
789	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1616	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1743	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
385	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
601	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
105	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41208	Morohashi
211	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
161	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143	sakade
269	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
231	henshall3
168	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
376	crowley
445	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1838	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1630	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
men2	Pinyin reading
mun	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16	WaniKani level

前

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in front, before

Kun: まえ-まえ
On: ゼン

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 27 of 2500
Radical: 刀 knife
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

一刈月并

Used in names as

さきさとまい

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-3-6, 2-2-7	SKIP code
2o7.3	The Kanji Dictionary
8022.1	Four corner code
943	deroo
524d	Unicode hex code
1-33-16	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
595	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
490	New Nelson (John Haig)
2266	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2819	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
290	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
921	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
139	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2011X	Morohashi
159	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
47	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102	sakade
23	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
177	henshall3
182	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
53	crowley
29	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3	busy_people
196	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
296	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian2	Pinyin reading
jeon	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

小

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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

僧

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Buddhist priest, monk

On: ソウ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1724 of 2500
Radical: 人 person
WaniKani: Level 18

Built from

化田日并

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

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
1-2-11	SKIP code
2a11.7	The Kanji Dictionary
2826.6	Four corner code
2178	deroo
50e7	Unicode hex code
1-33-46	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
536	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
300	New Nelson (John Haig)
159	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
119	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
138	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
982	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1057	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1423	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1829	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1007	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1076X	Morohashi
1525	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1366	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1453	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1070	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1609	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1430	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
131	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
991	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
seng1	Pinyin reading
seung	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18	WaniKani level

習

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learn

Kun: なら.うなら.い
On: シュウジュ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 706 of 2500
Radical: 羽 feather
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

羽白冫

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
2-6-5	SKIP code
4c7.11	The Kanji Dictionary
1760.2	Four corner code
3578	deroo
7fd2	Unicode hex code
1-29-12	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3675	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4681	New Nelson (John Haig)
2667	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3306	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1711	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2324	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
574	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
616	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
665	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1468	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
320	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28672P	Morohashi
307	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
591	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
601	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
426	sakade
238	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
323	henshall3
373	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
201	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3	busy_people
1572	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
581	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi2	Pinyin reading
seub	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

経

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sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp

Kun: へ.るた.つたていとはか.るのり
On: ケイキョウキン

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 5
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 79 of 2500
Radical: 糸 silk
WaniKani: Level 20

Built from

糸幺小土又

Used in names as

つねのぶ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-6-5	SKIP code
6a5.11	The Kanji Dictionary
2791.4	Four corner code
2772	deroo
7d4c	Unicode hex code
1-23-48	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3523	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4473	New Nelson (John Haig)
1331	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1687	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
898	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1218	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1360	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1460	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
135	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1957	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
341	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27392	Morohashi
658	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
548	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
557	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
596	sakade
815	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
685	henshall3
730	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
71	crowley
515	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1523	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1372	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jing1, jing4	Pinyin reading
gyeong	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20	WaniKani level

読

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read

Kun: よ.む-よ.み
On: ドクトクトウ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 618 of 2500
Radical: 言 speech
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

言士儿冖

Used in names as

よみ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-7-7	SKIP code
7a7.9	The Kanji Dictionary
0461.2	Four corner code
3057	deroo
8aad	Unicode hex code
1-38-41	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4375	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5629	New Nelson (John Haig)
1541	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1943	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1038	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1401	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
348	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
372	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
484	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2142	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
55	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35580P	Morohashi
189	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
244	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
244	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123	sakade
88	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
206	henshall3
233	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
323	crowley
180	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10	busy_people
1689	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
354	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
du2, dou4	Pinyin reading
dog, du	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level