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: トツ、はなし、しか.る
Romaji: totsu, hanashi, shika.ru
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Name Reading

Kana: はな
Romaji: hana
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Meanings

pshaw, god forbid

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  30
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  dol
Chinese Reading:  duo4
Unicode:  5484
JIS:  5274

Indexes

Nelson Index: 909
New Nelson Index: 761
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d5.5
Four Corner Index: 6207.2
Japanese Names Index: 1046
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3480
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0967

Words

(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
小話 (こばなし、しょうわ)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
噺家 (はなしか)
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
咄嗟に (とっさに)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
咄嗟 (とっさ)
moment; instant
人情話 (にんじょうばなし)
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
夜話 (やわ、よばなし)
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6 pm); book of informal essays
咄々 (とつとつ)
(tongue) clicking; groaning; exclamation of surprise
三題噺 (さんだいばなし)
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
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