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: サ、サク、-なが.ら、たちま.ち
Romaji: sa, saku, -naga.ra, tachima.chi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  4
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-2-3
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  zha4
Unicode:  4e4d
JIS:  4663

Indexes

Nelson Index: 172
New Nelson Index: 50
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.10
Four Corner Index: 8021.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 130
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0346

Words

憚りながら (はばかりながら)
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
余所ながら (よそながら)
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
否々乍ら (いやいやながら)
reluctantly
ながら族 (ながらぞく)
people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)
居ながら (いながら)
from where one sits; while sitting by
生まれながら (うまれながら)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
末筆ながら (まっぴつながら)
last but not least; finally
二つながら (ふたつながら)
both
然しながら (しかしながら)
however; nevertheless
及ばずながら (およばずながら)
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
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