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: シツ、シュウ、と.る
Romaji: shitsu, shū, to.ru
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: shi
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Meanings

tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  800
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-3
Korean Reading:  jib
Chinese Reading:  zhi2
Unicode:  57f7
JIS:  3C39

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1680
Nelson Index: 1097
New Nelson Index: 1039
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b8.15
Four Corner Index: 4441.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1332
Gakken Index: 965
Japanese Names Index: 1420
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5193
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0191
Remembering the kanji Index: 1506
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1152
Kodansha Compact Index: 351
Kanji in Context Index: 1823
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1102
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1501
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1520
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1623
Essential Kanji Index: 1231
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2114
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1457
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1418

Words

(しゅう)
attachment; obsession; persistence
執行 (しっこう、しゅぎょう、しゅうぎょう、しぎょう)
execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
執る (とる)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
執り行う (とりおこなう)
to hold a ceremony
確執 (かくしつ)
discord; antagonism
(たらし)
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
執筆 (しっぴつ)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
執事 (しつじ)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
執政 (しっせい)
administration; government; administrator; governor
執拗 (しつよう)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate; persevering; stubborn
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