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: レツ、レ
Romaji: retsu, re
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: れっ
Romaji: re
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Romaji

Meanings

file, row, rank, tier, column

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  78
Frequency:  927
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-4-2
Korean Reading:  ryeol
Chinese Reading:  lie4
Unicode:  5217
JIS:  4E73

Indexes

Halpern Index: 824
Nelson Index: 2438
New Nelson Index: 460
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f4.4
Four Corner Index: 1220.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 414
Gakken Index: 891
Japanese Names Index: 257
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1901
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0221
Remembering the kanji Index: 812
Kanji Flashcards Index: 352
Kodansha Compact Index: 186
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 437
Kanji in Context Index: 812
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 551
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 729
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 820
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 875
Essential Kanji Index: 407
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1018
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3143
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 537
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 276

Words

(れつ)
queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train
系列 (けいれつ)
series; sequence; system; order of succession; keiretsu (conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings)
行列 (ぎょうれつ)
line; queue; procession; parade; matrix
配列 (はいれつ)
arrangement; disposition; array (programming, programing)
並列 (へいれつ)
arrangement; parallel; abreast
列車 (れっしゃ)
train (ordinary)
列伝 (れつでん)
series of biographies
列島 (れっとう)
archipelago; chain of islands
直列 (ちょくれつ)
series (e.g. electrical); serial
戦列 (せんれつ)
line of battle
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