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: ソウ、さかん
Romaji: sou, sakan
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: つよし
Romaji: tsuyoshi
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Meanings

robust, manhood, prosperity

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  90
Frequency:  1657
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-3
Korean Reading:  jang
Chinese Reading:  zhuang4
Unicode:  58ee
JIS:  4154

Indexes

Halpern Index: 224
Nelson Index: 2837
New Nelson Index: 974
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2b4.2
Four Corner Index: 3411.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1514
Gakken Index: 1449
Japanese Names Index: 243
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5642
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0285
Remembering the kanji Index: 321
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1174
Kodansha Compact Index: 394
Kanji in Context Index: 1445
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 165
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 198
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 327
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 343
Essential Kanji Index: 1329
Kodansha Kanji Index: 263
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1272
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1068

Words

(そう)
vibrancy; strength; bravery; manliness; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30)
壮大 (そうだい)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
壮麗 (そうれい)
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
勇壮 (ゆうそう)
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
壮士 (そうし)
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
壮絶 (そうぜつ)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
壮年 (そうねん)
prime of life
壮行 (そうこう)
rousing
チワン族 (チワンぞく)
Zhuang (Chinese ethnic minority group); Chuang
壮者 (そうしゃ)
person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime
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