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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

帚

Readings

Kana: ソウ、シュウ、ほうき
Romaji: sou, shū, houki
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

broom

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  58
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  chu
Chinese Reading:  zhou3
Unicode:  5e1a
JIS:  5664

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1581
New Nelson Index: 1555
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3f5.5
Four Corner Index: 1722.7
Japanese Names Index: 666
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8854
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0421

Words

箒 (ほうき)
broom
ほうき星 (ほうきぼし)
comet
玉箒 (たまははき、たまばはき)
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol; sake
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