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: チョウ、チ、しるし
Romaji: chō, chi, shirushi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  60
Frequency:  850
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-11
Korean Reading:  chi
Chinese Reading:  zheng1
Unicode:  5fb4
JIS:  4427

Indexes

Halpern Index: 683
Nelson Index: 1634
New Nelson Index: 1768
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3i11.2
Four Corner Index: 2824.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1596
Gakken Index: 1026
Japanese Names Index: 2265
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10238P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0918
Remembering the kanji Index: 887
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1285
Kodansha Compact Index: 636
Kanji in Context Index: 1148
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 485
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 622
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 896
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 952
Essential Kanji Index: 1384
Kodansha Kanji Index: 841
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2066
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1702

Words

(しるし)
sign; indication; omen
特徴 (とくちょう)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
徴収 (ちょうしゅう)
collection; levy
徴用 (ちょうよう)
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
兆候 (ちょうこう)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
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象徴 (しょうちょう)
symbol
徴兵 (ちょうへい)
conscription; recruitment; enlistment
徴税 (ちょうぜい)
tax collection; taxation
特徴付ける (とくちょうづける)
to make characteristic; to characterize
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