Etymological Kanji
Etymological Kanji is a dictionary of historical kanji definitions, which means they're most accurate to their original meanings. It's a great help if you want a "second opinion" about the definitions you get from other kanji dictionaries.
For example, this definition of "heisha":
If you look up "hei" (弊) on the usual dictionaries,
you'll only get negative meanings ("bad", "evil", "wrong", etc):
This leads up to distortions in the conjecture of the word.
Is "our company" the same as "evil company"?! Are Japanese companies inherently evil?!
These doubts are cleared away when you use the Etymological Kanji.
This kanji also means "humble prefix":
So, instead of "evil company" the correct translation is simply "our (modest) company".
Just like Kanjidic+, it's possible to look up individual kanji:
By its on'yomi readings:
By its kun'yomi readings:
Or by its meanings. All results have the most relevant kanji at the top of the list
(Jōyō first, then Jinmeiyō, then Hyōugaiji, and then all the others):
This dictionary is available in the Suite.
