Entry
  1. Noun

    leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

    武士は食わねど高楊枝。
    A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.

Also written 高楊子【たかようじ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tall, high, expensive

Kun
たか.いたか-だかたか.まるたか.める
On
コウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
65 of 2500
Radical
tall
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

じょいはか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-8SKIP code
2j8.6The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
449deroo
9ad8Unicode hex code
1-25-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5248Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6796New Nelson (John Haig)
2097New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2601Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1330Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1803Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
307Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
329Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
49A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1163Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
160Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45313Morohashi
119A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
190Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
190Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
76sakade
102Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
132henshall3
193Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
135crowley
83Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
1924Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
313Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gao1Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

willow

Kun
やなぎ
On
ヨウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1815 of 2500
Radical
tree

Built from

Used in names as

やな

Dictionary and index codes (18)
CodeReference
1-4-9SKIP code
4a9.17The Kanji Dictionary
4692.7Four corner code
694aUnicode hex code
1-45-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2321Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2784New Nelson (John Haig)
1286Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
699Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2473Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2539Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1898Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
15112Morohashi
2122Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
yang2Pinyin reading
yangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

Kun
えだ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1401 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Used in names as

ぐさ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4a4.18The Kanji Dictionary
4494.7Four corner code
1867deroo
679dUnicode hex code
1-27-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2211Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2591New Nelson (John Haig)
863New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
579Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
767Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
713Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
770Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1154A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
631Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
889Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14557Morohashi
1315A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
870Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
889Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
626Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
719henshall3
684Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
972Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1074Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
720Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi1, qi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level