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: カイ、ガイ、せ.く、しわぶ.く、せき、しわぶき
Romaji: kai, gai, se.ku, shiwabu.ku, seki, shiwabuki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cough, clear throat

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  30
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  hae
Chinese Reading:  kai4
Unicode:  54b3
JIS:  3331

Indexes

Nelson Index: 921
New Nelson Index: 789
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d6.10
Four Corner Index: 6008.2
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3555
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0991
Remembering the kanji Index: 2162
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2283
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3762

Words

(せき、しわぶき)
cough; coughing; tussis
百日咳 (ひゃくにちぜき)
whooping cough; pertussis
咳嗽 (がいそう)
cough; coughing
咳止め (せきどめ)
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
咳く (しわぶく)
to cough
謦咳 (けいがい)
cough; hawking; laughing and talking at the same time; speak laughing
乾咳 (からせき、からぜき)
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
咳払い (せきばらい)
clearing one's throat; cough
咳く (せく)
to cough
咳き上げる (せきあげる)
to have a coughing fit; to sob convulsively
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