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: ショウ、か.つ、-が.ち、まさ.る、すぐ.れる、かつ
Romaji: shō, ka.tsu, -ga.chi, masa.ru, sugu.reru, katsu
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Name Readings

Kana: かち、と、よし
Romaji: kachi, to, yoshi
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Meanings

victory, win, prevail, excel

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  185
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  seung
Chinese Reading:  sheng1
Unicode:  52dd
JIS:  3E21

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1005
Nelson Index: 3787
New Nelson Index: 553
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b8.4
Four Corner Index: 7922.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 319
Gakken Index: 197
Japanese Names Index: 1613
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2409
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0399
Remembering the kanji Index: 1209
Kanji Way Index: 419
Kanji Flashcards Index: 373
Kodansha Compact Index: 224
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 335
Kanji in Context Index: 263
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 686
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 918
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1217
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1294
Essential Kanji Index: 266
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1268
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3945
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 250
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 401

Words

(しょう)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
勝利 (しょうり)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
勝ち (かち)
win; victory
準決勝 (じゅんけっしょう)
semifinal
連勝 (れんしょう)
consecutive victories; series of victories
優勝 (ゆうしょう)
overall victory; championship
決勝 (けっしょう)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
勝負 (しょうぶ)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
勝つ (かつ)
to win; to gain victory
勝手 (かって)
one's own convenience; one's way; convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use; circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment; kitchen; arbitrary; unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial
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