Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

feminine, female

Kun
め-めすめん
On
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1951 of 2500
Radical
short-tailed bird
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-10, 1-6-8, 1-3-10, 1-5-8SKIP code
8c6.1The Kanji Dictionary
2011.4Four corner code
1275deroo
96ccUnicode hex code
1-27-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2435Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6506New Nelson (John Haig)
1055New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
724Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
971Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
563Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
605Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1959A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1586Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41998XMorohashi
1323A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1388Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1477Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1886Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1741Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1639Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1854Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
570Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci2, ci1Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level
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masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

Kun
お-おすおん
On
ユウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
669 of 2500
Radical
short-tailed bird
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

かつたけつよしよう

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
8c4.1The Kanji Dictionary
4001.4Four corner code
1475deroo
96c4Unicode hex code
1-45-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5030Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6499New Nelson (John Haig)
1008New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1271Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
688Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
920Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
743Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
804Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
500A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1912Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41972Morohashi
1869A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1387Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1476Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1884Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1602Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1637Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1852Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
751Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiong2Pinyin reading
ungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
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elect, select, choose, prefer

Kun
えら.ぶえ.るよ.る
On
セン
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
57 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-12, 3-2-12SKIP code
2q12.3The Kanji Dictionary
3730.8Four corner code
3561deroo
9078Unicode hex code
1-33-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4744Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6114New Nelson (John Haig)
3169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3931Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2026Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2734Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1804Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1944Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
105A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2419Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
522Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39127PMorohashi
527A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
800Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
814Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
449sakade
967Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
556henshall3
626Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
341crowley
264Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
721Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1822Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xuan3Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
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choose, select, elect, prefer

Kun
えら.ぶ
On
タク
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
847 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3c4.21The Kanji Dictionary
5708.7Four corner code
1362deroo
629eUnicode hex code
1-34-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1845Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2082New Nelson (John Haig)
255New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
299Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
191Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
227Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1074Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1155Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1413A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
382Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1096Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11902PMorohashi
1551A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
993Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1030Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1341Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1127Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
764Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
861Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1083Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ze2, zhai2Pinyin reading
taegKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level