馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
once a fool, always a fool; idiots will only be cured when they die
Proverb

Also written バカは死ななきゃ治らない【ばかはしななきゃなおらない】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

馬

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

horse

Kun: うまま
On: バメマボモ

Strokes: 10
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 639 of 2500
Radical: 馬 horse
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

馬杰

Used in names as

たばん

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

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
3-6-4, 4-10-1	SKIP code
10a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7132.7	Four corner code
3450	deroo
99ac	Unicode hex code
1-39-47	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5191	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6725	New Nelson (John Haig)
3296	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4086	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1978	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
512	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1257	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
142	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44572	Morohashi
191	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
283	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
127	sakade
1015	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
210	henshall3
199	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
484	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1997	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ma3	Pinyin reading
ma	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

鹿

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

deer

Kun: しかか
On: ロク

Strokes: 11
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 957 of 2500
Radical: 鹿 deer
WaniKani: Level 36

Built from

鹿比广

Used in names as

しし

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

Dictionary and index codes (25)

Code	Reference
3-3-8	SKIP code
3q8.5	The Kanji Dictionary
0021.1, 0021.2	Four corner code
556	deroo
9e7f	Unicode hex code
1-28-15	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5375	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7017	New Nelson (John Haig)
3126	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3879	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1996	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2695	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1999	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2154	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1141	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1823	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1999	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
47586	Morohashi
2279	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2038	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2018	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lu4	Pinyin reading
rog	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36	WaniKani level

死

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death, die

Kun: し.ぬし.に-
On: シ

Strokes: 6
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 229 of 2500
Radical: 歹 death
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

一夕匕歹

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-6-1	SKIP code
0a6.6	The Kanji Dictionary
1021.2, 1021.1	Four corner code
3256	deroo
6b7b	Unicode hex code
1-27-64	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2439	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2968	New Nelson (John Haig)
3521	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4334	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2194	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2952	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
815	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
878	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
254	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
207	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16365	Morohashi
286	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
85	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
85	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
223	sakade
205	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
302	henshall3
267	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
238	crowley
258	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.5	busy_people
1133	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
823	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
si3	Pinyin reading
sa	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

治

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reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

Kun: おさ.めるおさ.まるなお.るなお.す
On: ジチ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 4
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 109 of 2500
Radical: 水 water
WaniKani: Level 16

Built from

口汁厶

Used in names as

しぢはりはるみち

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

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-3-5	SKIP code
3a5.28	The Kanji Dictionary
3316.0	Four corner code
377	deroo
6cbb	Unicode hex code
1-28-03	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2528	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3100	New Nelson (John Haig)
335	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
393	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
250	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
297	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
746	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
807	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
825	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
214	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17256	Morohashi
544	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
493	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
468	sakade
672	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
527	henshall3
506	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
88	crowley
531	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1174	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
754	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4	Pinyin reading
chi	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16	WaniKani level