Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    a bolt out of the blue

    Idiomatic expression

    彼女が突然死んだという知らせが青天のへきれきのように訪れた。
    The news of her sudden death came like a bolt from the blue.

Also written 晴天の霹靂【せいてんのへきれき】

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Characters in this word

4
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blue, green

Kun
あおあお-あお.い
On
セイショウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
589 of 2500
Radical
blue
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-4SKIP code
4b4.10The Kanji Dictionary
5022.7Four corner code
1446deroo
9752Unicode hex code
1-32-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5076Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6557New Nelson (John Haig)
2430New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3084Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1573Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2152Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1534Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
390A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
700Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
331Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42564PMorohashi
43A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
208Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
36sakade
273Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
52henshall3
74Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
393crowley
47Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1871Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1548Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qing1Pinyin reading
cheongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

heavens, sky, imperial

Kun
あまつあめあま-
On
テン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
512 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あきあもたかしなま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
0a4.21The Kanji Dictionary
1043.0Four corner code
3163deroo
5929Unicode hex code
1-37-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
16Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1138New Nelson (John Haig)
3442New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4250Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
428Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
364A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
93Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5833Morohashi
58A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
141Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
119sakade
41Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
67henshall3
34Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
277crowley
462Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
410Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
435Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tian1Pinyin reading
cheonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thunder

On
ヘキヒャク
Strokes
21
Radical
rain

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
2-8-13SKIP code
8d13.2The Kanji Dictionary
1064.1Four corner code
9739Unicode hex code
1-80-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5068Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6548New Nelson (John Haig)
42491Morohashi
pi1Pinyin reading
byeogKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

violent, thunder, lightening

On
レキ
Strokes
24
Radical
rain

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
2-8-16SKIP code
8d16.2The Kanji Dictionary
1021.1Four corner code
9742Unicode hex code
1-80-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5073Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6554New Nelson (John Haig)
42523Morohashi
li4Pinyin reading
ryeogKorean reading