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: エン、まる.い、まる、まど、まど.か、まろ.やか
Romaji: en, maru.i, maru, mado, mado.ka, maro.yaka
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Name Readings

Kana: つぶら、のぶ、まどか、みつ
Romaji: tsubura, nobu, madoka, mitsu
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Romaji

Meanings

circle, yen, round

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  13
Frequency:  69
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  3-2-2
Korean Reading:  weon
Chinese Reading:  yuan2
Unicode:  5186
JIS:  315F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2955
Nelson Index: 617
New Nelson Index: 385
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2r2.1
Four Corner Index: 7722.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 4
Gakken Index: 2
Japanese Names Index: 78
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1513
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0110
Remembering the kanji Index: 1811
Busy People Index: 2.12
Kanji Way Index: 260
Kanji Flashcards Index: 20
Kodansha Compact Index: 159
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 50
Kanji in Context Index: 14
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1875
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2555
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 185
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1952
Essential Kanji Index: 159
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3673
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3645
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 48
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 25

Words

(えん)
yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle
楕円 (だえん)
ellipse
円盤 (えんばん)
disk; discus; platter; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
前方後円墳 (ぜんぽうこうえんふん)
keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave)
円錐 (えんすい)
cone
(まる)
circle; entirety; whole; full; complete; money; dough; moola; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle; suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
円形 (えんけい、まるがた)
round shape; circle; circular form
円筒 (えんとう)
cylinder
円滑 (えんかつ、えんこつ)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
円錐 (まるぎり)
round gimlet
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