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: サイ
Romaji: sai
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bond, loan, debt

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  728
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-11
Korean Reading:  chae
Chinese Reading:  zhai4
Unicode:  50b5
JIS:  3A44

Indexes

Halpern Index: 156
Nelson Index: 531
New Nelson Index: 296
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a11.11
Four Corner Index: 2528.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1292
Gakken Index: 785
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1022
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0909
Remembering the kanji Index: 1544
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1066
Kodansha Compact Index: 129
Kanji in Context Index: 1249
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 116
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 135
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1558
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1664
Essential Kanji Index: 1515
Kodansha Kanji Index: 177
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2161
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1608

Words

(さい)
debt; loan
債権 (さいけん)
credit; claim
負債 (ふさい)
debt; liabilities
社債 (しゃさい)
corporate bond; corporate debenture
地方債 (ちほうさい)
municipal bond; local bond
債務 (さいむ)
debt; liabilities; financial obligation
国債 (こくさい)
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
債券 (さいけん)
bond; debenture
公債 (こうさい)
public debt; public bond or securities
短期国債 (たんきこくさい)
treasury bill; TB
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