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

Reading

Kana: カイ
Romaji: kai
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: すけ、ゆき
Romaji: suke, yuki
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Romaji

Meanings

jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with

Stroke Diagram

1234

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  617
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-2
Korean Reading:  gae
Chinese Reading:  jie4
Unicode:  4ecb
JIS:  3270

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1967
Nelson Index: 347
New Nelson Index: 108
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a2.9
Four Corner Index: 8022.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1059
Gakken Index: 666
Japanese Names Index: 66
Daikanwanjiten Index: 359
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0591
Remembering the kanji Index: 250
Kanji Flashcards Index: 299
Kodansha Compact Index: 44
Kanji in Context Index: 695
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1245
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1711
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 256
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 265
Essential Kanji Index: 941
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2463
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2854
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1020

Words

紹介 (しょうかい)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
介入 (かいにゅう)
intervention
仲介 (ちゅうかい)
agency; intermediation
魚介 (ぎょかい)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
介在 (かいざい)
mediation; interposition; intervention
介護 (かいご)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
介す (かいす)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
媒介 (ばいかい)
intermediary
厄介 (やっかい)
trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry; care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)
介抱 (かいほう)
nursing; looking after
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