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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

宰

Reading

Kana: サイ
Romaji: sai
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ただ
Romaji: tada
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

superintend, manager, rule

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  40
Frequency:  1597
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  jae
Chinese Reading:  zai3
Unicode:  5bb0
JIS:  3A4B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2275
Nelson Index: 1303
New Nelson Index: 1330
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m7.2
Four Corner Index: 3040.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1288
Gakken Index: 1826
Japanese Names Index: 1180
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7160
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.1014
Remembering the kanji Index: 1499
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1210
Kodansha Compact Index: 483
Kanji in Context Index: 1659
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1460
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1965
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1513
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1615
Essential Kanji Index: 1614
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2829
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 755
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1325

Words

主宰 (しゅさい)
supervision; chairmanship
大宰府 (だざいふ)
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
宰相の器 (さいしょうのき)
person qualified for prime minister
主宰者 (しゅさいしゃ)
president; chairman
総括主宰者 (そうかつしゅさいしゃ)
(electoral) campaign manager
宰相 (さいしょう)
prime minister
黒衣の宰相 (こくいのさいしょう)
Buddhist priest who is a government minister
宰領 (さいりょう)
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
伴食宰相 (ばんしょくさいしょう)
incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister
冢宰 (ちょうさい)
Minister of State (Zhou-dynasty China)
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