Results, 縁の下の力持ち #n

縁の下の力持ち【えんのしたのちからもちennoshitanochikaramochi】: noun:
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task - idiom; 彼kare はha縁の下の力持ちennoshitanochikaramochiだda。 He is an unsung hero.

Kanji definition:

縁

常用中学校JLPTN1

エンEN・~ネン-NEN・ふちfuchi・ふちどるfuchido.ru・ゆかりyukari・よすがyosuga・へりheri・えにしenishi

affinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink

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縁【ふちfuchi】: rim; brim; edge; brink
無縁【むえんmuen】: unrelated; irrelevant; indifferent; / without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; / unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
縁起【えんぎengi】: omen; sign of luck; / origin; history; causation; / dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
縁側【えんがわengawa】: veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor; / bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
縁談【えんだんendan】: marriage proposal; marriage talks

下

常用１年JLPTN5

カKA・ゲGE・したshita・しもshimo・もとmoto・さげるsa.geru・さがるsa.garu・くだるkuda.ru・くだりkuda.ri・くだすkuda.su・~くだす kuda.su・くださるkuda.saru・おろすo.rosu・おりるo.riru

below; down; descend; give; low; inferior

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下車【げしゃgesha】: alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off
低下【ていかteika】: fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
地下【ちかchika】: basement; cellar; underground place; / underground; below ground; / secret; under cover; / underground (railway); subway; metro
引き下げ【ひきさげhikisage】: reduction; cut
以下【いかika】: not exceeding; and downward; ... and below; / below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); / the below-mentioned; the following; the rest

力

常用１年JLPTN4

リョクRYOKU・リキRIKI・リイRII・ちからchikara

power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert

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努力【どりょくdoryoku】: effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
勢力【せいりょくseiryoku】: influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy
協力【きょうりょくkyouryoku】: cooperation; collaboration
実力【じつりょくjitsuryoku】: (real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency; / arms; force
有力【ゆうりょくyuuryoku】: influential; prominent; / strong; likely; plausible; potent

持

常用３年JLPTN4

ジJI・もつmo.tsu・~もち mo.chi・もてるmo.teru

hold; have

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維持【いじiji】: maintenance; preservation; improvement
支持【しじshiji】: support; backing; endorsement; approval; / support; holding up; propping
気持ち【きもちkimochi】: feeling; sensation; mood; / preparedness; readiness; attitude; / thanks; solicitude; sympathy; / just a little; somewhat; slightly
持ち【もちmochi】: hold; charge; keep possession; in charge; / wear; durability; life; draw; / usage
持ち込む【もちこむmochikomu】: to take something into ...; to bring in; to carry in; / to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring (a proposal); to commence negotiations; / to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

Kanji

エンEN・~ネン-NEN・ふちfuchi・ふちどるfuchido.ru・ゆかりyukari・よすがyosuga・へりheri・えにしenishi

affinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink

below; down; descend; give; low; inferior

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