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: ソウ、シュ、は.く
Romaji: sou, shu, ha.ku
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: ka
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Meanings

sweep, brush

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  1255
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  sao4
Unicode:  6383
JIS:  415D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 503
Nelson Index: 1945
New Nelson Index: 2207
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.22
Four Corner Index: 5702.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1519
Gakken Index: 1235
Japanese Names Index: 1319
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12237P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0265
Remembering the kanji Index: 1152
Kanji Flashcards Index: 574
Kodansha Compact Index: 907
Kanji in Context Index: 957
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 372
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 464
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1160
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1235
Essential Kanji Index: 947
Kodansha Kanji Index: 611
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1344
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1442

Words

掃除 (そうじ)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
掃海 (そうかい)
sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines
一掃 (いっそう)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
やえやま型掃海艦 (やえやまがたそうかいかん)
Yaeyama class minesweeper
ファイル掃除 (ファイルそうじ)
file clean-up
清掃 (せいそう)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
掃討 (そうとう)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
掃射 (そうしゃ)
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
掃除機 (そうじき)
cleaner (usu. vacuum cleaner)
掃き溜めを漁る (はきだめをあさる)
to rummage a dustbin; to pick a garbage dump
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