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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

垢

Readings

Kana: コウ、ク、あか、はじ
Romaji: kou, ku, aka, haji
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dirt, grime, earwax

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  32
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  gou4
Unicode:  57a2
JIS:  3924

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1076
New Nelson Index: 1008
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b6.3
Four Corner Index: 4216.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5058
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0174
Remembering the kanji Index: 2187
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1879
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2302
Kodansha Kanji Index: 418
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1477

Words

垢 (あか)
dirt; filth; grime; account (e.g. online service)
無垢 (むく)
purity
清浄無垢 (せいじょうむく)
purity; spotlessness
水垢 (みずあか)
(mineralogical) fur
純真無垢 (じゅんしんむく)
pure; purity
垢 (く)
klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
耳垢 (みみあか、じこう)
earwax; cerumen
水垢離 (みずごり)
cold-water ablutions
純粋無垢 (じゅんすいむく)
pure and innocent; immaculate
手垢 (てあか)
finger marks; dirty marks
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