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: カン、わめ.く
Romaji: kan, wame.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

yell, cry, call, scream, summon

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  1120
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  hwan
Chinese Reading:  huan4
Unicode:  559a
JIS:  342D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 550
Nelson Index: 958
New Nelson Index: 852
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d9.19
Four Corner Index: 6703.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1103
Gakken Index: 1953
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3953
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1088
Remembering the kanji Index: 1042
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1139
Kodansha Compact Index: 308
Kanji in Context Index: 1435
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 404
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 503
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1051
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1121
Essential Kanji Index: 1405
Kodansha Kanji Index: 666
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3763
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1508

Words

召喚 (しょうかん)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling; summoning
喚問 (かんもん)
summons
呼び起こす (よびおこす)
to wake someone (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to remember
召喚令状 (しょうかんれいじょう)
summons for directions (legal UK)
呼ぶ (よぶ)
to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife
喚起 (かんき)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
わめき声 (わめきごえ)
yell; shout; outcry
証人喚問 (しょうにんかんもん)
summoning witness
召喚状 (しょうかんじょう)
call; summons; subpoena
呼び出す (よびだす)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to decoy; to lure; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
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