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: ショウ、とこ、ゆか
Romaji: shō, toko, yuka
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  53
Frequency:  1175
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-4
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  chuang2
Unicode:  5e8a
JIS:  3E32

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3067
Nelson Index: 1503
New Nelson Index: 1608
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q4.1
Four Corner Index: 0029.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1389
Gakken Index: 1240
Japanese Names Index: 508
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9242
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0549
Remembering the kanji Index: 592
Kanji Flashcards Index: 507
Kodansha Compact Index: 584
Kanji in Context Index: 543
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1947
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2641
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 599
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 636
Essential Kanji Index: 959
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3805
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 564
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1135

Words

(ゆか)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(しょう)
counter for beds
病床 (びょうしょう)
sickbed
鉱床 (こうしょう)
mineral deposit; ore deposit
視床 (ししょう)
thalamus
(とこ)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat; floor
臨床 (りんしょう)
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
床下 (ゆかした)
under the floor
銃床 (じゅうしょう)
gunstock
床屋 (とこや)
barbershop; barber
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