Entry
  1. Noun

    Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians)

  2. harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track

    ColloquialObsolete term

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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Kun
こ-
On
コウオウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1240 of 2500
Radical
yellow
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

ういれい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-7, 2-3-8, 2-9-2SKIP code
3k8.16The Kanji Dictionary
4480.6Four corner code
1961deroo
9ec4Unicode hex code
1-18-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5399Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7045New Nelson (John Haig)
2468New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3116Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1596Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2177Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1750Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1887Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1063A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1499Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
469Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
47926PMorohashi
120A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
780Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
794Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214sakade
1021Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
133henshall3
203Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
993Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1939Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1766Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huang2Pinyin reading
hwangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
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calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

Kun
わざわい
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2010 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-9SKIP code
4e9.4The Kanji Dictionary
3722.7Four corner code
649deroo
798dUnicode hex code
1-18-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3254Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4102New Nelson (John Haig)
1030New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1304Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
706Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
945Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1291Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1386Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1753A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1885Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1756Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24766PMorohashi
1051A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1809Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1948Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1581Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1653Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1543Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1425Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1300Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huo4Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level