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: ユ、たの.しい、たの.しむ
Romaji: yu, tano.shii, tano.shimu
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Name Reading

Kana: ゆう
Romaji: yuu
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Meanings

pleasure, happy, rejoice

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1974
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  yu
Chinese Reading:  yu2
Unicode:  6109
JIS:  4C7B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 582
Nelson Index: 1726
New Nelson Index: 1920
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k9.13
Four Corner Index: 9802.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1861
Gakken Index: 1461
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10905P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1112
Remembering the kanji Index: 628
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1307
Kodansha Compact Index: 824
Kanji in Context Index: 1458
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 426
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 534
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 635
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 675
Essential Kanji Index: 1276
Kodansha Kanji Index: 710
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1143
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1535

Words

愉快 (ゆかい)
pleasant; happy
不愉快 (ふゆかい)
discomfort; unpleasantness; disagreeableness; unhappiness
楽しみ (たのしみ)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby; anticipation; looking forward to
愉悦 (ゆえつ)
joy
愉楽 (ゆらく)
pleasure
楽しい (たのしい)
enjoyable; fun
楽しげ (たのしげ)
happy; cheerful; pleasant
楽しむ (たのしむ)
to enjoy (oneself)
愉快犯 (ゆかいはん)
criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
愉色 (ゆしょく)
cheerful expression; pleased look
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