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: ジン、ニン、は、やいば、き.る
Romaji: jin, nin, ha, yaiba, ki.ru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ち、と
Romaji: chi, to
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

blade, sword, edge

Stroke Diagram

123

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  3
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1763
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-1-2
Korean Reading:  in
Chinese Reading:  ren4
Unicode:  5203
JIS:  3F4F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2929
Nelson Index: 152
New Nelson Index: 449
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a3.22
Four Corner Index: 1732.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1446
Gakken Index: 1526
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1850
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0194
Remembering the kanji Index: 84
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1089
Kodansha Compact Index: 178
Kanji in Context Index: 1774
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1860
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2537
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 85
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 88
Essential Kanji Index: 1107
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3646
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3545
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1014

Words

(やいば)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
刃物 (はもの)
edged tool; cutlery
刃傷 (にんじょう)
bloodshed
刃物三昧 (はものざんまい)
(engaging in a) knife fight
替え刃 (かえば)
spare or new razor blade
()
edge (of a knife or sword)
自刃 (じじん)
suicide by the sword
諸刃 (もろは、りょうば)
double-edged; double-edged blade
刃文 (はもん)
temper pattern of a sword blade
刀刃 (とうじん)
sword blade
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