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

Readings

Kana: ケン、かしこ.い
Romaji: ken, kashiko.i
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かた、さか、さと、さとし、たか、たて、のり、まこと、まさ、まさる
Romaji: kata, saka, sato, satoshi, taka, tate, nori, makoto, masa, masaru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  154
Frequency:  1159
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-9-7
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  xian2
Unicode:  8ce2
JIS:  382D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2839
Nelson Index: 4517
New Nelson Index: 5816
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7b9.2
Four Corner Index: 7780.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1221
Gakken Index: 1488
Japanese Names Index: 2579
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36822
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0777
Remembering the kanji Index: 852
Kanji Flashcards Index: 931
Kodansha Compact Index: 1740
Kanji in Context Index: 1227
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1817
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2472
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 860
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 915
Essential Kanji Index: 1072
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3518
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3461
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1855

Words

(かしこ、かしく)
yours sincerely (used to sign off on letters); respectfully yours
賢者 (けんじゃ、けんしゃ)
wise man; wise woman; sage
賢人 (けんじん)
wise man
(さかき)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
賢夫人 (けんぷじん)
wise wife
(けん)
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
賢い (かしこい)
wise; clever; smart
賢明 (けんめい)
wisdom; intelligence; prudence
賢哲 (けんてつ)
wise man
賢母 (けんぼ)
wise mother
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