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: ゲン、ひこ
Romaji: gen, hiko
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: よし、こ、ひろ、やす
Romaji: yoshi, ko, hiro, yasu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

lad, boy (ancient)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  117
Frequency:  1117
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-6-3
Korean Reading:  eon
Chinese Reading:  yan4
Unicode:  5f66
JIS:  4927

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3295
Nelson Index: 3347
New Nelson Index: 1714
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5b4.4
Four Corner Index: 0022.2
Gakken Index: 1076
Japanese Names Index: 1007
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9981
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0793
Remembering the kanji Index: 1716
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2072
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2808
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1732
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1852
Essential Kanji Index: 1931
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4085
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 460

Words

(ひこ)
boy
山彦 (やまびこ)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
彦星 (ひこぼし)
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
俊彦 (しゅんげん)
gifted man; accomplished man
諸彦 (しょげん)
many accomplished persons
猿田彦 (さるたひこ、さるだひこ、さるたびこ、さるだびこ)
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
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