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: ワ、イ、したが.う
Romaji: wa, i, shitaga.u
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: まさ、やす、やまと
Romaji: masa, yasu, yamato
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

Yamato, ancient Japan

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  2098
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-2-8
Korean Reading:  wae
Chinese Reading:  wo1
Unicode:  502d
JIS:  4F41

Indexes

Nelson Index: 475
New Nelson Index: 242
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a8.16
Four Corner Index: 2224.4
Japanese Names Index: 1283
Daikanwanjiten Index: 796
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0848
Remembering the kanji Index: 2106
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 94
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 107
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2244
Kodansha Kanji Index: 140

Words

大和 (やまと)
Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (ancient) Japan; Japanese
倭国 (わこく)
Yamato; ancient Japan; name by which Chinese rulers used to call Japan
和語 (わご)
native Japanese words (especially as opposed to Chinese and other foreign loanwords)
大和歌 (やまとうた)
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
和歌 (わか)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
()
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
倭人 (わじん)
Japanese person (term esp. used in ancient China, etc.)
和訓 (わくん)
Japanese reading of a Chinese character
大和絵 (やまとえ)
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
倭寇 (わこう)
Japanese pirates (of the Middle Ages)
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