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: ケイ、ひら.く、さと.す
Romaji: kei, hira.ku, sato.su
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Name Readings

Kana: あき、あきら、さとし、はじめ、ひろ、よし
Romaji: aki, akira, satoshi, hajime, hiro, yoshi
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Meanings

disclose, open, say

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  1403
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-8-3
Korean Reading:  gye
Chinese Reading:  qi3
Unicode:  5553
JIS:  373C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2763
Nelson Index: 940
New Nelson Index: 828
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d8.17
Four Corner Index: 3860.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1197
Gakken Index: 1452
Japanese Names Index: 1491
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3820X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1061
Remembering the kanji Index: 1085
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1138
Kodansha Compact Index: 293
Kanji in Context Index: 1690
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1769
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2408
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1094
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1166
Essential Kanji Index: 1205
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3434
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3077
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1415

Words

啓蒙 (けいもう)
enlightenment; instruction
啓示 (けいじ)
revelation (i.e. divine revelation)
天啓 (てんけい)
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
啓蒙書 (けいもうしょ)
book for novices; general introduction to a subject
自己啓発 (じこけいはつ)
self-development; self-enlightenment
啓発 (けいはつ)
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education; inspiration
拝啓 (はいけい)
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
一筆啓上 (いっぴつけいじょう)
Just a short note to tell you ...; This will just be a short note
中啓 (ちゅうけい)
ceremonial folding fan
行啓 (ぎょうけい)
attendance (of the Empress)
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