EntryCommonWaniKani 48
  1. Noun

    magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

    エドガーさんは魔法使いだった事もあるんですか。
    So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?

Also written 魔法遣い【まほうつかい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

witch, demon, evil spirit

On
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1514 of 2500
Radical
ghost
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-18, 3-11-10SKIP code
3q18.2The Kanji Dictionary
0021.3Four corner code
557deroo
9b54Unicode hex code
1-43-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5398Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6843New Nelson (John Haig)
3187New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3953Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2035Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2747Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2022Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2178Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1326A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2961Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1546Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45906PMorohashi
1832A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1528Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1629Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1919Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1942Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1418Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1929Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2041Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

Kun
のり
On
ホウハッホッフラン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
100 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.20The Kanji Dictionary
3413.1Four corner code
371deroo
6cd5Unicode hex code
1-43-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2535Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3107New Nelson (John Haig)
333New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
391Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
751Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
145A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
824Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
213Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17290Morohashi
584A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
123Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
513sakade
676Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
612henshall3
516Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
100crowley
518Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
758Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa3, fa4Pinyin reading
beobKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
使
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

Kun
つか.うつか.い-つか.い-づか.い
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
219 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.2The Kanji Dictionary
2520.6Four corner code
2166deroo
4f7fUnicode hex code
1-27-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
432Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
196New Nelson (John Haig)
90New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
100Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
68Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
72Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
990Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1065Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
226A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
556Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
210Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
573Morohashi
287A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
331Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
331Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
224sakade
117Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
303henshall3
298Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
239crowley
199Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
89Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
999Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3, shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level