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: イ、もっ.て
Romaji: i, mo.te
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: もち
Romaji: mochi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

by means of, because, in view of, compared with

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  126
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-2-3
Korean Reading:  i
Chinese Reading:  yi3
Unicode:  4ee5
JIS:  304A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 41
Nelson Index: 348
New Nelson Index: 109
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.1
Four Corner Index: 2810.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 419
Gakken Index: 157
Japanese Names Index: 134
Daikanwanjiten Index: 388
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0620
Remembering the kanji Index: 1028
Busy People Index: 3.10
Kanji Way Index: 118
Kanji Flashcards Index: 112
Kodansha Compact Index: 43
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 443
Kanji in Context Index: 420
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 25
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 26
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1037
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1105
Essential Kanji Index: 221
Kodansha Kanji Index: 45
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1262
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 342
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 446

Words

以降 (いこう)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
以下 (いか、いげ)
not exceeding; and downward; ... and below; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following; the rest
以前 (いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
以後 (いご)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then)
以南 (いなん)
south of; and south
以上 (いじょう)
not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end
以外 (いがい)
with the exception of; excepting
以来 (いらい)
since; henceforth
以内 (いない)
within; inside of; less than
以北 (いほく)
north of; and northward
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