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: ソク、ほの.か、ほの-、ほの.めかす、ほの.めく、かたむ.く
Romaji: soku, hono.ka, hono-, hono.mekasu, hono.meku, katamu.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

be seen dimly, suggest, intimate, faint, stupid, hint

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  27
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-2-2
Korean Reading:  cheug
Chinese Reading:  ze4
Unicode:  4ec4
JIS:  503C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2946
Nelson Index: 815
New Nelson Index: 107
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2p2.1
Four Corner Index: 7128.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 352
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0584
Remembering the kanji Index: 2153
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2276
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3664

Words

(ほの)
slight; dim; faint
平仄 (ひょうそく)
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
仄か (ほのか)
faint; indistinct; dim; few; a little
仄めく (ほのめく)
to be seen dimly; glimmer
仄白い (ほのじろい)
dimly white
仄めかす (ほのめかす)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
仄々 (ほのぼの)
dimly; faintly; heartwarming
仄めかし (ほのめかし)
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
仄暗い (ほのぐらい)
gloomy; obscure
仄聞 (そくぶん)
casually hearing; hearing casually
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