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: コウ、ゴ、きさき
Romaji: kou, go, kisaki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

empress, queen, after, behind, back, later

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1583
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  3-2-4
Korean Reading:  hu
Chinese Reading:  hou4
Unicode:  540e
JIS:  3921

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2981
Nelson Index: 181
New Nelson Index: 704
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d3.11
Four Corner Index: 7226.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 858
Gakken Index: 1759
Japanese Names Index: 304
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3298
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0836
Remembering the kanji Index: 1861
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1125
Kodansha Compact Index: 283
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 869
Kanji in Context Index: 1873
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1893
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2574
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1878
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2005
Essential Kanji Index: 542
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3701
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2677
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 780
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 844

Words

(きさき、きさい)
empress; queen
皇后 (こうごう)
(Japanese) empress; queen
后妃 (こうひ)
queen
皇后陛下 (こうごうへいか)
her majesty the Empress
太后 (たいこう)
empress dowager; queen mother
()
after
皇太后 (こうたいごう、こうたいこう)
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
太皇太后 (たいこうたいごう)
Grand Empress Dowager
天后 (てんこう)
queen of heaven
王后 (おうこう)
queen
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