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: ケイ、キョウ、あに
Romaji: kei, kyō, ani
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: え、せ、よし
Romaji: e, se, yoshi
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Romaji

Meanings

elder brother, big brother

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  1219
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-3-2
Korean Reading:  hyeong
Chinese Reading:  xiong1
Unicode:  5144
JIS:  373B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2154
Nelson Index: 875
New Nelson Index: 344
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d2.9
Four Corner Index: 6021.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 267
Gakken Index: 1049
Japanese Names Index: 181
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1343
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0996
Remembering the kanji Index: 103
Busy People Index: 3.18
Kanji Flashcards Index: 122
Kodansha Compact Index: 142
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 114
Kanji in Context Index: 75
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1362
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1848
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 104
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 107
Essential Kanji Index: 234
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2676
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3757
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 199
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 106

Words

(あに)
elder brother; older brother
(にい)
used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure; used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother
兄弟 (きょうだい、けいてい)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; mate; friend
従兄弟 (いとこ、じゅうけいてい)
cousin (male)
兄貴 (あにき、アニキ)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(けい)
elder brother; pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr
(このかみ)
eldest son; older brother; older sister; older person; head of a clan; head of a region; skilled craftsman
兄妹 (けいまい、きょうだい)
older brother and younger sister
実兄 (じっけい)
one's own elder brother
従兄 (じゅうけい、いとこ)
cousin (elder male)
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