EntryCommonWaniKani 11
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    first place; head position; leading position

    阪神三日天下。あっと言う間に首位から転落しちゃったよ。
    Hanshin's moment of glory didn't last. They fell out of first place in a hurry.

Also written 主位【しゅい】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

neck, counter for songs and poems

Kun
くび
On
シュ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
98 of 2500
Radical
head
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

おびと、こべ、す

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
2o7.2The Kanji Dictionary
8060.1Four corner code
979deroo
9996Unicode hex code
1-28-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5186Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6719New Nelson (John Haig)
2265New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2818Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1452Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1956Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
70Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
74Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
208A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
920Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
138Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44489Morohashi
139A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
148Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
239sakade
281Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155henshall3
177Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
393Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1910Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
70Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

Kun
くらい、ぐらい
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
276 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

ぞき

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.1The Kanji Dictionary
2021.8Four corner code
2173deroo
4f4dUnicode hex code
1-16-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
401Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
162New Nelson (John Haig)
61New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
69Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
42Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
45Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
955Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1028Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
482A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
354Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
122Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
503Morohashi
421A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
122Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
122Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
344sakade
312Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
445henshall3
473Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
319crowley
417Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
72Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
964Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4Pinyin reading
wiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level