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: シン、セン、せん.する、おご.る
Romaji: shin, sen, sen.suru, ogo.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

boastfully usurp

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  9
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-2-12
Korean Reading:  cham
Chinese Reading:  jian4
Unicode:  50ed
JIS:  5128

Indexes

Nelson Index: 560
New Nelson Index: 329
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a12.2
Four Corner Index: 2526.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1128
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0934

Words

僭主 (せんしゅ)
usurper; tyrant
僭位 (せんい)
usurpation of a throne
僭王 (せんおう)
usurper king
僭上 (せんじょう)
audacity; forwardness
僭用 (せんよう)
using something belonging exclusively to someone else
僭称 (せんしょう)
pretension; assumption (of a title)
僭越 (せんえつ)
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
僭取 (せんしゅ)
usurpation
僭上越権 (せんじょうえっけん)
exceeding (overstepping) one's powers (competence, authority); abuse of one's legal authority; acting ultra vires
僭す (せんす)
to usurp boastfully
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