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: セイ、セ、ソウ、よ、さんじゅう
Romaji: sei, se, sou, yo, sanjū
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: とし、ゆ、ゆき
Romaji: toshi, yu, yuki
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Meanings

generation, world, society, public

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  135
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  4-5-2
Korean Reading:  se
Chinese Reading:  shi4
Unicode:  4e16
JIS:  4024

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3496
Nelson Index: 95
New Nelson Index: 20
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.37
Four Corner Index: 4471.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 327
Gakken Index: 152
Japanese Names Index: 335
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0268
Remembering the kanji Index: 28
Busy People Index: 2.13
Kanji Way Index: 81
Kanji Flashcards Index: 105
Kodansha Compact Index: 13
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 344
Kanji in Context Index: 156
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2178
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2932
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 28
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 28
Essential Kanji Index: 177
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4308
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1975
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 263
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 254

Words

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world; society; age; generation
世界 (せかい)
the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space
世代 (せだい)
generation; the world; the age
世帯 (せたい、しょたい)
household; home; family; housekeeping
近世 (きんせい)
early modern times (Azuchi-Momoyama period to Edo period, 1568-1867); modern times; recent times
(せい)
counter for generations; epoch
世紀 (せいき)
century; era
中世 (ちゅうせい)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods ); medieval times; mediaeval times
世界中 (せかいじゅう、せかいちゅう)
around the world; throughout the world
世間 (せけん)
world; society
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