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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

呉

Readings

Kana: ゴ、く.れる、くれ
Romaji: go, ku.reru, kure
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ぐ
Romaji: gu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

give, do something for, kingdom of Wu

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  12
Frequency:  1729
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-5-2
Korean Reading:  u
Chinese Reading:  wu2
Unicode:  5449
JIS:  3862

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2549
Nelson Index: 583
New Nelson Index: 741
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o5.7
Four Corner Index: 2680.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1237
Gakken Index: 1422
Japanese Names Index: 735
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3365P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0898
Remembering the kanji Index: 1897
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1130
Kodansha Compact Index: 322
Kanji in Context Index: 1929
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1620
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2206
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1915
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2046
Essential Kanji Index: 1002
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3156
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1261
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1105

Words

豆汁 (ご)
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
呉音 (ごおん)
Wu-dynasty reading of Chinese characters
何くれとなく (なにくれとなく)
in various ways
呉服店 (ごふくてん)
dry-goods store
呉服尺 (ごふくじゃく)
fabric shaku (approx. 36.4 cm)
呉服 (ごふく)
cloth (for Japanese clothes); textile; drapery; dry goods; piece goods; silk fabrics
何くれ (なにくれ)
in various ways
呉服物 (ごふくもの)
piece; dry-goods; piece goods
呉服商 (ごふくしょう)
dry-goods dealer
呉服屋 (ごふくや)
draper; dry-goods store
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