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: ジャク、セキ、さび、さび.しい、さび.れる、さみ.しい
Romaji: jaku, seki, sabi, sabi.shii, sabi.reru, sami.shii
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  40
Frequency:  1599
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-8
Korean Reading:  jeog
Chinese Reading:  ji2
Unicode:  5bc2
JIS:  3C64

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2290
Nelson Index: 1315
New Nelson Index: 1342
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m8.2
Four Corner Index: 3094.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1345
Gakken Index: 1871
Japanese Names Index: 1436
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7200
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.1044
Remembering the kanji Index: 720
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1213
Kodansha Compact Index: 487
Kanji in Context Index: 1380
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1472
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1982
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 727
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 777
Essential Kanji Index: 1300
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2855
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 767
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1422

Words

(さび)
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
寂しい (さびしい、さみしい)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
寂れる (さびれる)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
寂寥 (せきりょう)
loneliness; desolateness
心寂しい (こころさびしい)
lonely; lonesome
(じゃく)
(entering into) nirvana; used after a date to indicate the death of a monk at that time; silent; tranquil
静寂 (せいじゃく、しじま)
silence; stillness; quietness
寂寞 (せきばく、じゃくまく)
loneliness; desolation; lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; harsh (words); cutting (criticism); to separate in thought; to consider as independent
寂滅為楽 (じゃくめついらく)
Freedom from one's desires (Entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
心寂しい (うらさびしい)
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
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