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Zach

嗣

Reading

Kana: シ
Romaji: shi
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あき、つかさ、つぎ、つぐ、ひで
Romaji: aki, tsukasa, tsugi, tsugu, hide
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

heir, succeed

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  2310
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  si4
Unicode:  55e3
JIS:  3B4C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1719
Nelson Index: 969
New Nelson Index: 868
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d10.13
Four Corner Index: 6722.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1321
Gakken Index: 2018
Japanese Names Index: 1937
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4109
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1124
Remembering the kanji Index: 1867
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1142
Kodansha Compact Index: 333
Kanji in Context Index: 1885
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1131
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1532
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1885
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2011
Essential Kanji Index: 1671
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2153
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3749
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1611

Words

嗣子 (しし)
heir
継ぐ (つぐ)
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
世子 (せいし)
heir; successor
後嗣 (こうし)
heir; successor
皇帝の嗣 (こうていのし)
Emperor's heir
養嗣子 (ようしし)
adoptive heir
世継ぎ (よつぎ)
heir; successor
継嗣 (けいし)
successor; heir; heiress
皇嗣 (こうし)
Crown Prince; Imperial Heir
嫡嗣 (ちゃくし)
legitimate heir
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