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: トウ、から
Romaji: tou, kara
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かろ、たん
Romaji: karo, tan
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

T'ang, China, foreign

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  53
Frequency:  1727
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-7
Korean Reading:  dang
Chinese Reading:  tang2
Unicode:  5510
JIS:  4562

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3115
Nelson Index: 1516
New Nelson Index: 812
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q7.3
Four Corner Index: 0026.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1645
Gakken Index: 1668
Japanese Names Index: 1246
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3709P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1040
Remembering the kanji Index: 1157
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1135
Kodansha Compact Index: 292
Kanji in Context Index: 1727
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1988
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2685
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1165
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1241
Essential Kanji Index: 1856
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3867
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 577
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1318

Words

唐土 (もろこし、とうど)
China; Chinese
(から)
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
唐人 (とうじん)
Chinese person; foreigner
遣唐使 (けんとうし)
envoy (to T'ang China)
唐草 (からくさ)
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
(とう)
T'ang-Dynasty (China 618-907); China; foreign country
唐辛子 (とうがらし、とんがらし、ばんしょう、トウガラシ)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper; shichimi pepper
唐突 (とうとつ)
abrupt; sudden
荒唐無稽 (こうとうむけい)
absurdity; nonsense; preposterous
唐獅子 (からしし、からじし)
(artistic portrait of a) lion
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