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: メイ、ミョウ、くら.い
Romaji: mei, myō, kura.i
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Romaji

Meaning

dark

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  14
Frequency:  2349
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-8
Korean Reading:  myeong
Chinese Reading:  ming2
Unicode:  51a5
JIS:  4C3D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 630
New Nelson Index: 405
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2i8.2
Four Corner Index: 3780.0
Japanese Names Index: 1158
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1588
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0130
Remembering the kanji Index: 2841
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1810
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 322
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2613

Words

冥王星 (めいおうせい)
Pluto (dwarf planet)
冥府 (めいふ)
hades; realm of the dead; sheol
冥境 (めいきょう)
shades of the dead
冥土 (めいど)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
暗い (くらい)
dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown
冥界 (めいかい)
hades; realm of the dead
冥加金 (みょうがきん)
monetary offering
晦冥 (かいめい)
darkness
冥罰 (めいばつ)
retribution; divine punishment
冥福 (めいふく、みょうふく)
happiness in the next world
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