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: ワ、オ、カ、やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか
Romaji: wa, o, ka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru, nago.mu, nago.yaka
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あい、いず、かず、かつ、かつり、かづ、たけ、ち、とも、な、にぎ、まさ、やす、よし、より、わだこ、わっ
Romaji: ai, izu, kazu, katsu, katsuri, kazu, take, chi, tomo, na, nigi, masa, yasu, yoshi, yori, wadako, wa
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Romaji

Meanings

harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  115
Frequency:  124
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-5-3
Korean Reading:  hwa
Chinese Reading:  he5
Unicode:  548c
JIS:  4F42

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1130
Nelson Index: 3268
New Nelson Index: 770
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5d3.1
Four Corner Index: 2690.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 416
Gakken Index: 151
Japanese Names Index: 638
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3490
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0969
Remembering the kanji Index: 897
Busy People Index: 3.5
Kanji Way Index: 85
Kanji Flashcards Index: 412
Kodansha Compact Index: 326
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 440
Kanji in Context Index: 352
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 769
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1044
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 906
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 963
Essential Kanji Index: 277
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1450
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2277
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 338
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 318

Words

()
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
(やわ)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
昭和 (しょうわ)
Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
共和 (きょうわ)
republican; cooperative
大和 (やまと)
Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (ancient) Japan; Japanese
(なぎ)
calm (at sea); lull
(のど)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
和書 (わしょ)
book in Japanese; book bound in the Japanese style
平和 (へいわ)
peace; harmony
中華人民共和国 (ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく)
People's Republic of China
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