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

Reading

Kana:
Romaji: shi
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あきら、あや、お、こ、ちか、とし、なか、のぶ、ひさ、ひと、ふみ
Romaji: akira, aya, o, ko, chika, toshi, naka, nobu, hisa, hito, fumi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

history, chronicle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  511
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  4-5-4
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  shi3
Unicode:  53f2
JIS:  3B4B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3510
Nelson Index: 91
New Nelson Index: 697
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.38
Four Corner Index: 5004.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 496
Gakken Index: 563
Japanese Names Index: 183
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3249
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0760
Remembering the kanji Index: 692
Kanji Way Index: 300
Kanji Flashcards Index: 398
Kodansha Compact Index: 317
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 523
Kanji in Context Index: 705
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2188
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2946
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 699
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 747
Essential Kanji Index: 81
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4324
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1666
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 411
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 450

Words

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history
歴史 (れきし)
history
史跡 (しせき)
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
国史 (こくし)
history of a nation; Japanese history
史実 (しじつ)
historical fact
(ふひと、ふびと、ふみひと)
court historian
史上 (しじょう)
historical
史料 (しりょう)
historical records; archives
戦史 (せんし)
military history; military annals
史学 (しがく)
study of history
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