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: シュ、ズ、て、て-、-て、た-
Romaji: shu, zu, te, te-, -te, ta-
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

hand

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  60
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-4-3
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  shou3
Unicode:  624b
JIS:  3C6A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3456
Nelson Index: 1827
New Nelson Index: 2060
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c0.1
Four Corner Index: 2050.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 32
Gakken Index: 42
Japanese Names Index: 118
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11768
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0078
Remembering the kanji Index: 637
Busy People Index: 2.19
Kanji Way Index: 57
Kanji Flashcards Index: 54
Kodansha Compact Index: 847
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 35
Kanji in Context Index: 170
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2155
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2907
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 644
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 687
Essential Kanji Index: 37
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4267
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2247
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 28
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 30

Words

歌手 (かしゅ)
singer
苦手 (にがて)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); dislike (of); difficult to deal with
山の手 (やまのて)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
右手 (みぎて)
right hand
弓手 (ゆんで)
one's left hand; bow hand
騎手 (きしゅ)
horseman; rider
空手 (からて)
karate; empty handed
山手 (やまて)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
左手 (ひだりて)
left hand
横手 (よこて、よこで)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
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