雌鳥歌えば家滅ぶ — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'bu' ending
women should not rule over men; it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock; a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men; when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin
Proverb

Also written 雌鶏歌えば家滅ぶ【めんどりうたえばいえほろぶ】、雌鶏歌えば家亡ぶ【めんどりうたえばいえほろぶ】

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Characters in this word

雌

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

feminine, female

Kun: め-めすめん
On: シ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1951 of 2500
Radical: 隹 short-tailed bird
WaniKani: Level 59

Built from

止匕隹

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-4-10, 1-6-8, 1-3-10, 1-5-8	SKIP code
8c6.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2011.4	Four corner code
1275	deroo
96cc	Unicode hex code
1-27-83	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2435	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6506	New Nelson (John Haig)
1055	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
724	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
971	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
563	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
605	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1959	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1586	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41998X	Morohashi
1323	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1388	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1477	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1886	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1741	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1639	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1854	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
570	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci2, ci1	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59	WaniKani level

鳥

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bird, chicken

Kun: とり
On: チョウ

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 1043 of 2500
Radical: 鳥 bird
WaniKani: Level 7

Built from

鳥杰

Used in names as

かととっ

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
3-7-4, 4-11-4	SKIP code
11b0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
2732.7	Four corner code
850	deroo
9ce5	Unicode hex code
1-36-27	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5340	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6931	New Nelson (John Haig)
3312	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4105	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2083	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2822	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1941	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2091	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
932	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1521	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
182	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46634	Morohashi
174	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
285	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
285	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
117	sakade
283	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
190	henshall3
210	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
486	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14	busy_people
1934	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1960	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
niao3	Pinyin reading
jo	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7	WaniKani level

歌

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

song, sing

Kun: うたうた.う
On: カ

Strokes: 14
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 519 of 2500
Radical: 欠 lack
WaniKani: Level 10

Built from

一欠口亅

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-10-4	SKIP code
4j10.2	The Kanji Dictionary
1768.2	Four corner code
3162	deroo
6b4c	Unicode hex code
1-18-46	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2422	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2945	New Nelson (John Haig)
1825	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2296	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1187	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1621	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
469	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
508	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
478	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2170	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
256	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16167	Morohashi
84	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
392	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
395	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
166	sakade
201	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
90	henshall3
230	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
486	crowley
200	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18	busy_people
1125	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
480	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ge1	Pinyin reading
ga	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level

家

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

Kun: いえやうち
On: カケ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 133 of 2500
Radical: 宀 roof
WaniKani: Level 7

Built from

宀豕

Used in names as

ありえくつかべ

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

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-3-7	SKIP code
3m7.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3023.2	Four corner code
751	deroo
5bb6	Unicode hex code
1-18-40	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1311	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1337	New Nelson (John Haig)
2273	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2827	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1458	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1963	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
541	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
580	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
81	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1185	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
151	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7169	Morohashi
83	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
165	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
165	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
53	sakade
158	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
89	henshall3
189	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
46	crowley
52	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8	busy_people
480	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
547	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jia1, gu1	Pinyin reading
ga	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7	WaniKani level

滅

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Kun: ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
On: メツ

Strokes: 13
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1222 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 43

Built from

ノ火汁戈

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

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-3-10	SKIP code
3a10.26	The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0	Four corner code
359	deroo
6ec5	Unicode hex code
1-44-39	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2660	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3279	New Nelson (John Haig)
660	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
812	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
475	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
606	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
365	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
390	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1387	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18008	Morohashi
1848	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1338	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1421	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1488	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1642	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1500	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1237	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
371	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mie4	Pinyin reading
myeol	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43	WaniKani level