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: ヒョウ、ヘイ、もた.れる、よ.る
Romaji: hyō, hei, mota.reru, yo.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

lean on, recline on, lie heavy

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  16
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-6-2
Korean Reading:  bing
Chinese Reading:  ping2
Unicode:  51ed
JIS:  515F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 659
New Nelson Index: 438
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2s6.1
Four Corner Index: 2221.7
Japanese Names Index: 727
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1766
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0168

Words

もたせ掛ける (もたせかける)
to lean against; to set against
背もたれ (せもたれ)
back (of a chair)
凭れる (もたれる)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
凭れ掛かる (もたれかかる)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
寄り掛かる (よりかかる)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
倚る (よる)
to lean on; to rest against
凭れ椅子 (もたれいす)
reclining chair
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