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: モチ、ブツ、ボツ、なか.れ、なし
Romaji: mochi, butsu, botsu, naka.re, nashi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

not, must not, do not, be not

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  20
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-2-2
Korean Reading:  mul
Chinese Reading:  wu4
Unicode:  52ff
JIS:  4C5E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2943
Nelson Index: 743
New Nelson Index: 569
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.11
Four Corner Index: 2722.0
Japanese Names Index: 110
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2501
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0425
Remembering the kanji Index: 1049
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2547
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1058
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1128
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3661

Words

(まな)
must not; may not
忘れな草 (わすれなぐさ、ワスレナグサ)
forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)
勿体ない (もったいない)
impious; profane; sacrilegious; too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of; wasteful
勿れ主義の道徳 (なかれしゅぎのどうとく)
negative virtues
もっけの幸い (もっけのさいわい)
windfall; piece of good luck
勿論 (もちろん)
of course; certainly; naturally
勿体ぶる (もったいぶる)
to put on airs; to assume importance
勿体 (もったい)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ (あやまちてはすなわちあらたむるにはばかることなかれ)
do not delay to make amends for one's wrongs
物怪 (もっけ、もけ)
unexpected
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