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: シャ、い.る、さ.す、う.つ
Romaji: sha, i.ru, sa.su, u.tsu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

shoot, shine into, onto, archery

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  158
Frequency:  937
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-7-3
Korean Reading:  seog
Chinese Reading:  ye4
Unicode:  5c04
JIS:  3C4D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1458
Nelson Index: 4603
New Nelson Index: 1380
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a10.8
Four Corner Index: 2440.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 882
Gakken Index: 1000
Japanese Names Index: 1144
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7434
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0013
Remembering the kanji Index: 1249
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1222
Kodansha Compact Index: 505
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 893
Kanji in Context Index: 1015
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 979
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1327
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1257
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1338
Essential Kanji Index: 989
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1850
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 848
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 902

Words

(しゃ)
archery; mapping; map; morphism; arrow
射撃 (しゃげき)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
放射線 (ほうしゃせん)
radiation
射程 (しゃてい)
range (e.g. of a rifle, missile, etc.)
射殺 (しゃさつ)
shooting to death
発射 (はっしゃ)
firing; shooting; discharge; catapult; ejaculation (sl)
放射 (ほうしゃ)
radiation; emission
反射 (はんしゃ)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
射る (いる)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
噴射 (ふんしゃ)
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
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