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: コク、かつ
Romaji: koku, katsu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

victory

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  24
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-7-2
Korean Reading:  geug
Chinese Reading:  ke4
Unicode:  524b
JIS:  516E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3305
Nelson Index: 776
New Nelson Index: 486
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d6.20
Four Corner Index: 4221.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2009
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0271
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4097

Words

(こく)
archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; cutting; mincing; victory; strictness; cruelty
時刻 (じこく)
instant; time; moment
下剋上 (げこくじょう)
juniors dominating seniors; retainer supplanting his lord
相克 (そうこく)
rivalry
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