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: カイ、エ、まわ.る、まわ.す、もとお.る、めぐ.る、めぐ.らす
Romaji: kai, e, mawa.ru, mawa.su, motoo.ru, megu.ru, megu.rasu
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Name Readings

Kana: ざこ、じゃく
Romaji: zako, jaku
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Meanings

round, game, revolve, go around, circumference

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  54
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-3-6
Korean Reading:  hoe
Chinese Reading:  hui2
Unicode:  5efb
JIS:  3276

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3089
Nelson Index: 1548
New Nelson Index: 1659
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q6.13
Four Corner Index: 1640.0
Japanese Names Index: 994
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9575
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0660
Remembering the kanji Index: 2886
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2660
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2896
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3833

Words

輪廻 (りんね)
samsara; endless cycle of death and rebirth
巡る (めぐる)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
回る (まわる)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
回し (まわし)
mawashi; belt; loincloth; mantle; cape; gang rape
回す (まわす)
to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; to circulate; to send around; to surround; to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); ... around (e.g. to chase someone around); to dial (e.g. telephone number); to invest; to gang-rape
巡り (めぐり)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
回る (もとおる)
to wander around
回り (まわり)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via; round; turn; size; 12-year period; 12-year age difference
回船 (かいせん)
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
廻る (みる)
to go around
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