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: コ、しゅうとめ、しゅうと、おば、しばらく
Romaji: ko, shūtome, shūto, oba, shibaraku
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

mother-in-law

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  38
Frequency:  2041
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  go
Chinese Reading:  gu1
Unicode:  59d1
JIS:  3848

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1201
New Nelson Index: 1194
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e5.7
Four Corner Index: 4446.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6174
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0665
Remembering the kanji Index: 2205
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2317
Kodansha Kanji Index: 332

Words

(しゅうとめ、しゅうと、しうとめ、しいとめ)
mother-in-law
慈姑 (くわい、クワイ)
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
小心姑息 (しょうしんこそく)
timid and evasive (person); timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)
舅姑 (きゅうこ)
parents-in-law
姑息 (こそく)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
因循姑息 (いんじゅんこそく)
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
麻姑掻痒 (まこそうよう)
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes
小姑 (こじゅうとめ、こじゅうと)
sister-in-law
芸妓 (げいぎ、げいこ)
geisha
姑洗 (こせん)
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); third lunar month
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