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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、ほしいまま
Romaji: shi, hoshiimama
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

selfish, arbitrary

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  2325
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-6-4
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  zi4
Unicode:  6063
JIS:  5773

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1674
New Nelson Index: 1841
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k6.22
Four Corner Index: 3733.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10580
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1031
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2304
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 641
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3281

Words

(ほしいまま)
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
放恣 (ほうし)
licentious; self-indulgent
恣意的 (しいてき)
arbitrary
恣にする (ほしいままにする)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
恣意 (しい)
arbitrariness
恣意性 (しいせい)
arbitrariness
驕恣 (きょうし)
being proud and self-willed
恣心 (ししん)
selfish, self-indulgent heart
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