This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

奥手

晩生、 晩稲、 晩熟

Reading

Kana: おくて
Romaji: okute
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

late-growing rice

Note: esp. 晩稲
2

late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers

Note: esp. 晩生
3

late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

Note: esp. 奥手, 晩熟

Kanji

Readings: オウ、 おく、 おく.まる、 くま
Meanings: heart, interior
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: トウ、 テ、 いね、 いな-
Meaning: rice plant
Readings: ジュク、 う.れる
Meanings: mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill