Entry
  1. Noun

    ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

    彼らは彼をその殺人事件の首謀者だと考えた。
    They regarded him as the ringleader of the murder case.

Also written 主謀者【しゅぼうしゃ】

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Characters in this word

3
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

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

conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive

Kun
はか.るたばか.るはかりごと
On
ボウ
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1370 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-7-9, 1-7-8SKIP code
7a9.8The Kanji Dictionary
0469.4Four corner code
3064deroo
8b00Unicode hex code
1-43-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4414Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5671New Nelson (John Haig)
1593New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2004Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1069Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1439Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1760Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1897Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1439A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2509Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1054Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35756Morohashi
1818A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1495Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1594Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1763Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1852Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1761Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1702Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1776Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mou2Pinyin reading
moKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

someone, person

Kun
もの
On
シャ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
38 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-4, 2-4-4, 4-8-2SKIP code
4c4.13The Kanji Dictionary
4460.0Four corner code
1478deroo
8005Unicode hex code
1-28-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4698New Nelson (John Haig)
3211New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3980Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
22A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
769Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
56Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28852Morohashi
298A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
235sakade
240Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
314henshall3
302Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
19crowley
148Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
1578Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1264Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe3Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level