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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

Readings

Kana: セキ、むしろ
Romaji: seki, mushiro
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

seat, mat, occasion, place

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  53
Frequency:  370
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  3-3-7
Korean Reading:  seog
Chinese Reading:  xi2
Unicode:  5e2d
JIS:  404A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3113
Nelson Index: 1513
New Nelson Index: 1561
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q7.4
Four Corner Index: 0022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 520
Gakken Index: 349
Japanese Names Index: 1242
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8926
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0440
Remembering the kanji Index: 1193
Busy People Index: 3.6
Kanji Flashcards Index: 497
Kodansha Compact Index: 564
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 549
Kanji in Context Index: 332
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1986
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2683
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1201
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1277
Essential Kanji Index: 461
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3865
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 544
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 444
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 549

Words

(せき)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
座席 (ざせき)
seat
議席 (ぎせき)
parliamentary seat
主席 (しゅせき)
head; chief; chairman; governor; president; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
客席 (きゃくせき)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
(むしろ、えん)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
打席 (だせき)
batter's box; one's turn at bat
出席 (しゅっせき)
attendance; presence; appearance; to attend; to be present; to appear
寄席 (よせ、よせせき)
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
欠席 (けっせき)
absence; non-attendance
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