Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    eyes of a predator; sharp eyes; keen eyes; vigilant attention; eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk

    Idiomatic expression

    鵜の目鷹の目で探していたよ。
    He was looking for it like a hunting dog.
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Characters in this word

3
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cormorant

Kun
On
テイダイ
Strokes
18
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2118 of 2500
Radical
bird

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-7-11SKIP code
11b7.6The Kanji Dictionary
8722.7Four corner code
9d5cUnicode hex code
1-17-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5354Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6971New Nelson (John Haig)
2067Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1475Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2832Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2847Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2822Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
46952Morohashi
ti2, ti4Pinyin reading
jeKorean reading
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eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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hawk

Kun
たか
On
ヨウオウ
Strokes
24
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1676 of 2500
Radical
bird

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
3-3-21SKIP code
3q21.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
9df9Unicode hex code
1-34-75JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1544Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7007New Nelson (John Haig)
3189New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3955Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2036Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2748Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2237Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2344Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1808A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2995Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
47377Morohashi
2278Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
ying1Pinyin reading
eungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)