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: カ、ケ、かり、かり-
Romaji: ka, ke, kari, kari-
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1039
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-2-4
Korean Reading:  ban
Chinese Reading:  jia4
Unicode:  4eee
JIS:  323E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 50
Nelson Index: 382
New Nelson Index: 144
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a4.15
Four Corner Index: 2124.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 625
Gakken Index: 1322
Japanese Names Index: 231
Daikanwanjiten Index: 398
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0622
Remembering the kanji Index: 966
Kanji Flashcards Index: 304
Kodansha Compact Index: 63
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 656
Kanji in Context Index: 1141
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 34
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 34
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 975
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1039
Essential Kanji Index: 696
Kodansha Kanji Index: 53
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2167
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 559
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 656

Words

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lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
仮面 (かめん)
mask; disguise
仮名 (かな)
kana; Japanese syllabary (e.g. hiragana, katakana)
仮説 (かせつ)
hypothesis; supposition; fictional
仮定 (かてい)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
(かり)
temporary; provisional; interim; fictitious; assumed (name); alias; hypothetical; theoretical
仮想 (かそう)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
仮名 (かめい、かりな、けみょう)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
仮称 (かしょう)
temporary name; provisional name
仮に (かりに)
temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake
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