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咫

Readings

Kana: シ、た
Romaji: shi, ta
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

short, span

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  4
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-4-5
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  zhi3
Unicode:  54ab
JIS:  5321

Indexes

Nelson Index: 216
New Nelson Index: 783
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3r6.6
Four Corner Index: 7680.8
Japanese Names Index: 996
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3542
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0988

Words

咫 (あた、た)
distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
八咫 (やあた、やた)
eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
八咫烏 (やたがらす)
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
咫尺 (しせき)
very short distance
八咫の烏 (やたのからす)
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
八咫鏡 (やたのかがみ、やたかがみ)
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
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