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: チョウ、なが.い、おさ
Romaji: chō, naga.i, osa
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: お、おしゃ、たかし、たけ、な、は、ひさ
Romaji: o, osha, takashi, take, na, ha, hisa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

long, leader, superior, senior

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  168
Frequency:  12
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-5-3
Korean Reading:  jang
Chinese Reading:  zhang3
Unicode:  9577
JIS:  4439

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2556
Nelson Index: 4938
New Nelson Index: 6379
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a8.2
Four Corner Index: 7173.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 173
Gakken Index: 25
Japanese Names Index: 939
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41100
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0663
Remembering the kanji Index: 1920
Busy People Index: 2.20
Kanji Way Index: 90
Kanji Flashcards Index: 95
Kodansha Compact Index: 1837
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 189
Kanji in Context Index: 89
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1626
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2212
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1939
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2070
Essential Kanji Index: 155
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3163
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3465
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 116
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 161

Words

(たけ、たき)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(ちょう)
head; chief; leader; elder; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(おさ)
head; chief; leader; elder; the greatest of all; the most excellent
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
会長 (かいちょう)
president (of a society); chairman
(つかさ)
office; official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
(なが)
long
身長 (しんちょう)
height (of body); stature
社長 (しゃちょう)
company president; manager; director
延長 (えんちょう)
extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening; Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
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