鯛の尾より鰯の頭 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
Proverb

Characters in this word

鯛

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Dictionary and index codes (20)

Code	Reference
1-11-8	SKIP code
11a8.11	The Kanji Dictionary
2732.0	Four corner code
9bdb	Unicode hex code
1-34-68	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5305	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6884	New Nelson (John Haig)
1881	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2360	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1213	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1660	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2812	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2827	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2832	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1971	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46226P	Morohashi
2272	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
diao1	Pinyin reading
jo	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)

尾

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Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
3-3-4	SKIP code
3r4.2	The Kanji Dictionary
7721.4	Four corner code
3756	deroo
5c3e	Unicode hex code
1-40-88	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1383	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1411	New Nelson (John Haig)
3062	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3799	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1942	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2635	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1915	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2064	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
675	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
505	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1005	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7650	Morohashi
1734	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1868	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2028	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1230	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1117	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1723	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
526	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1934	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei3, yi3	Pinyin reading
mi	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20	WaniKani level

鰯

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Dictionary and index codes (14)

Code	Reference
1-11-10	SKIP code
11a10.3	The Kanji Dictionary
2732.7	Four corner code
9c2f	Unicode hex code
1-16-83	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5318	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6904	New Nelson (John Haig)
2367	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1665	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2813	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2828	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
46413X	Morohashi
ruo4	Pinyin reading
yag	Korean reading

頭

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Used in names as

かみがみちゃんつむりづ

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-7-9	SKIP code
9a7.6	The Kanji Dictionary
1118.6	Four corner code
3061	deroo
982d	Unicode hex code
1-38-12	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4469	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6639	New Nelson (John Haig)
1604	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2019	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1441	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1549	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
386	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2504	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
519	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43490	Morohashi
186	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
276	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294	sakade
275	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
203	henshall3
238	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
234	crowley
166	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1889	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1453	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tou2, tou5	Pinyin reading
du	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10	WaniKani level