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: ワク、コク、イキ、あ.る、あるい、あるいは
Romaji: waku, koku, iki, a.ru, arui, aruiha
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

some, one, or, possibly, a certain

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  62
Frequency:  2378
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-4-4
Korean Reading:  hog
Chinese Reading:  huo4
Unicode:  6216
JIS:  303F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1802
New Nelson Index: 2030
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4n4.2
Four Corner Index: 5310.0
Japanese Names Index: 750
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11563
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0027
Remembering the kanji Index: 2091
Kanji Way Index: 493
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2763
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 621
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2234
Essential Kanji Index: 1894
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3978

Words

(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
ある時 (あるとき)
once (e.g. "once, when I was studying .."); on one occasion; at one point
ある人 (あるひと)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
ある日 (あるひ)
one day (e.g. "one day while studying, ..")
ある程度まで (あるていどまで)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
或いは (あるいは、あるは)
or; possibly
ある種 (あるしゅ)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ある程度 (あるていど)
to some extent; to a certain extent
と或る (とある)
a certain ...
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