Kanji
N1 11 strokes Grade 3 freq #160

No., residence

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

bamboo take

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

first step
third party; third person
leading person; foremost figure
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth
a third country
depending on
primary significance; primary importance
First World War (1914-1918); World War I

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

gradually; by degrees
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly

Example sentences

He is gradually coming to the front.

He worked his way up.

The newest staff members get all the donkey work when they're at the bottom of the ladder.

She is recognized as the best figure-skater in the country.