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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: キョウ、ひび.く
Romaji: kyō, hibi.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  20
Radical Number:  180
Frequency:  502
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-11-9
Korean Reading:  hyang
Chinese Reading:  xiang3
Unicode:  97ff
JIS:  3641

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2878
Nelson Index: 5114
New Nelson Index: 6610
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c15.3
Four Corner Index: 2760.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1171
Gakken Index: 647
Japanese Names Index: 2981
Daikanwanjiten Index: 43318P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0228
Remembering the kanji Index: 1850
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1896
Kodansha Compact Index: 1881
Kanji in Context Index: 1023
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1840
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2504
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1867
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1994
Essential Kanji Index: 1111
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3573
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2778
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1936

Words

響き (ひびき)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
交響 (こうきょう)
reverberation
反響 (はんきょう)
echo; reverberation; repercussion; reaction; response; influence
響めく (どよめく)
to resound; to make a stir
悪影響 (あくえいきょう)
bad influence; negative influence
影響 (えいきょう)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on; to impact; to have an effect on
音響 (おんきょう)
sound; noise; echo; acoustics
響く (ひびく)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate; to come (home); to remain (with someone); to have an effect; to make an impression
交響曲 (こうきょうきょく)
symphony
響めき (どよめき)
commotion; stir
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