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、ただ
Romaji: shi, tada
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

only, free, in addition

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  2288
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-2
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  zhi1
Unicode:  53ea
JIS:  427E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2155
Nelson Index: 874
New Nelson Index: 694
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d2.8
Four Corner Index: 6080.0
Japanese Names Index: 157
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3239
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0749
Remembering the kanji Index: 53
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1363
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1849
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 53
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 55
Essential Kanji Index: 1943
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2677
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3761

Words

(ただ、タダ)
ordinary; common; usual; free of charge; unaffected; as is; safe; only; merely; just; simply; but; however; nevertheless
真っ只中 (まっただなか)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
直中 (ただなか)
middle
只管 (ひたすら、ひたぶる)
nothing but; earnest; intent; determined; set on (something)
ただ今 (ただいま)
Here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now; just now
ただいま帰りました (ただいまかえりました)
Here I am; I'm home!
徒ならぬ (ただならぬ)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious; alarming
只取り (ただとり、ただどり)
getting something for nothing
只の人 (ただのひと)
man in the street; common (ordinary) person
只々 (ただただ)
absolutely; only
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