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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

Reading

Kana: セイ
Romaji: sei
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

system, law, rule

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  108
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-6-2
Korean Reading:  je
Chinese Reading:  zhi4
Unicode:  5236
JIS:  4029

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1274
Nelson Index: 683
New Nelson Index: 481
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f6.1
Four Corner Index: 2220.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 722
Gakken Index: 196
Japanese Names Index: 656
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1961
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0253
Remembering the kanji Index: 418
Kanji Way Index: 161
Kanji Flashcards Index: 357
Kodansha Compact Index: 193
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 744
Kanji in Context Index: 687
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 854
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1170
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 425
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 447
Essential Kanji Index: 635
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1624
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2443
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 823
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 689

Words

(せい)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment
制度 (せいど)
system; institution; organization; organisation
制限 (せいげん)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
強制 (きょうせい)
obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement
旧制 (きゅうせい)
old system; old order
制作 (せいさく)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out; development
制御 (せいぎょ)
control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management
制定 (せいてい)
enactment; establishment; creation
規制 (きせい)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
制服 (せいふく)
uniform
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