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: ジ、シ、う.む、しげ.る
Romaji: ji, shi, u.mu, shige.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

increase, bear children

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  12
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-9
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  zi4
Unicode:  5b73
JIS:  555A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 603
New Nelson Index: 1299
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o9.2
Four Corner Index: 4440.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7011X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0879

Words

交尾む (つるむ)
to copulate (animals); to mate