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: ソウ、ショウ、つく.る、はじ.める、きず、けず.しける
Romaji: sou, shō, tsuku.ru, haji.meru, kizu, kezu.shikeru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: はじめ
Romaji: hajime
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Romaji

Meanings

genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  741
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-10-2
Korean Reading:  chang
Chinese Reading:  chuang1
Unicode:  5275
JIS:  414F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1815
Nelson Index: 702
New Nelson Index: 506
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f10.3
Four Corner Index: 8260.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 920
Gakken Index: 900
Japanese Names Index: 1696
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2127
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0303
Remembering the kanji Index: 1631
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1098
Kodansha Compact Index: 205
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 932
Kanji in Context Index: 1113
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1179
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1610
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1646
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1759
Essential Kanji Index: 789
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2283
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2843
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 832
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 950

Words

(きず、キズ)
wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar; chip; crack; scratch; nick; flaw; defect; weakness; weak point; stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings
創設 (そうせつ)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
創刊 (そうかん)
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
創建 (そうけん)
establishment; foundation
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
創立 (そうりつ)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
創業 (そうぎょう)
establishment (of a business, etc.)
創造 (そうぞう)
creation
創作 (そうさく)
production; literary creation; work
創始 (そうし)
creation; founding; initiating
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