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: ラツ、ラ、ロウ、らっ.する、ひし.ぐ、くだ.く
Romaji: ratsu, ra, rou, ra.suru, hishi.gu, kuda.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

Latin, kidnap, crush

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  rab
Chinese Reading:  la3
Unicode:  62c9
JIS:  5947

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1867
New Nelson Index: 2109
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c5.2
Four Corner Index: 5001.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11946
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0170
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 279
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 696
Kodansha Kanji Index: 372

Words

拉致 (らち)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
拉ぐ (ひしぐ)
to crush
拉丁 (ラテン、らてん)
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latino
取り拉ぐ (とりひしぐ)
to crush
踏み拉く (ふみしだく)
to trample; to crush underfoot
ラテン語 (ラテンご、らてんご)
Latin
拉麺 (ラーメン、らーめん、らあめん)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
拉げる (ひしげる、ひしゃげる、へしゃげる)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
尼加拉瓦 (ニカラグア、ニカラグワ)
Nicaragua
打ち拉がれる (うちひしがれる)
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
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