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: チョク、いまし.める、みことのり
Romaji: choku, imashi.meru, mikotonori
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Name Readings

Kana: て、のり
Romaji: te, nori
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Romaji

Meaning

imperial order

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  19
Frequency:  2157
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-2
Korean Reading:  chig
Chinese Reading:  chi4
Unicode:  52c5
JIS:  443C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1451
Nelson Index: 725
New Nelson Index: 540
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2g7.1
Four Corner Index: 5492.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1600
Gakken Index: 2034
Japanese Names Index: 898
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2354
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0385
Remembering the kanji Index: 1667
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1103
Kodansha Compact Index: 217
Kanji in Context Index: 1895
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 973
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1319
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1683
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1796
Essential Kanji Index: 1478
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1841
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1545
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1234

Words

(ちょく、みことのり)
imperial decree; imperial edict
勅使 (ちょくし)
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
勅命 (ちょくめい)
imperial command
勅語 (ちょくご)
imperial rescript
勅願 (ちょくがん)
imperial prayer
勅許 (ちょっきょ)
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
勅撰 (ちょくせん)
compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
詔勅 (しょうちょく)
imperial edict; decree
勅書 (ちょくしょ)
imperial rescript
勅宣 (ちょくせん)
imperial decree
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