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: キョウ、かな.える、かな.う
Romaji: kyō, kana.eru, kana.u
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Name Readings

Kana: かの、かのう
Romaji: kano, kanou
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Meanings

grant, answer

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  2312
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  hyeob
Chinese Reading:  xie2
Unicode:  53f6
JIS:  3370

Indexes

Nelson Index: 871
New Nelson Index: 689
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d2.1
Four Corner Index: 6400.0
Japanese Names Index: 132
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3255
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0776
Remembering the kanji Index: 2173
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 134
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 161
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2291
Kodansha Kanji Index: 209

Words

叶う (かなう)
to come true (wish); to be suited; to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat)
意にかなう (いにかなう)
to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire
眼鏡にかなう (めがねにかなう)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
心にかなう (こころにかなう)
to be pleased with; to suit
叶える (かなえる)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
叶わぬ時の神頼み (かなわぬときのかみだのみ)
Man turns to God only in his trouble
願ったり叶ったり (ねがったりかなったり)
everything working out as desired
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