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

Reading

Kana: シキ
Romaji: shiki
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: のり
Romaji: nori
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  56
Frequency:  251
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  3-3-3
Korean Reading:  sig
Chinese Reading:  shi4
Unicode:  5f0f
JIS:  3C30

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3049
Nelson Index: 1556
New Nelson Index: 1676
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4n3.2
Four Corner Index: 4310.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 295
Gakken Index: 185
Japanese Names Index: 306
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9663
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0674
Remembering the kanji Index: 353
Kanji Way Index: 356
Kanji Flashcards Index: 515
Kodansha Compact Index: 602
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 311
Kanji in Context Index: 796
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1931
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2623
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 359
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 377
Essential Kanji Index: 349
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3785
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1456
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 417
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 269

Words

(しき)
equation; formula; expression; ceremony; style; enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
株式会社 (かぶしきがいしゃ)
public company; corporation; KK; formula for an incorporated public company
正式 (せいしき)
due form; official; formality
硬式 (こうしき)
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
儀式 (ぎしき)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
公式 (こうしき)
formality; formal; official; formula
形式 (けいしき)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; style; format; mode; appearance; form (something takes); math expression
株式 (かぶしき)
stock (company)
式典 (しきてん)
ceremony; rites
型式 (かたしき、けいしき)
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
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