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、サン、みさお、あやつ.る
Romaji: sou, san, misao, ayatsu.ru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: さお、みさ
Romaji: sao, misa
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Romaji

Meanings

maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  1016
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-3-13
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  cao4
Unicode:  64cd
JIS:  4160

Indexes

Halpern Index: 769
Nelson Index: 2015
New Nelson Index: 2296
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c13.3
Four Corner Index: 5609.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 922
Gakken Index: 985
Japanese Names Index: 2448
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12806
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0412
Remembering the kanji Index: 671
Kanji Flashcards Index: 582
Kodansha Compact Index: 928
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 935
Kanji in Context Index: 1485
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 531
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 693
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 678
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 724
Essential Kanji Index: 1367
Kodansha Kanji Index: 948
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1364
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 995

Words

(みさお)
chastity; fidelity; honour; honor; faith
操縦 (そうじゅう)
steering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling; management; handling; control; manipulation
体操 (たいそう)
gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics
操車 (そうしゃ)
operation (of trains)
操舵 (そうだ)
steering (of a ship)
操作 (そうさ)
operation; management; processing; manipulating to one's benefit; to operate; to manipulate; to fiddle (e.g. the books)
操る (あやつる)
to manipulate; to operate; to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to steer (a ship); to have a good command of (a language); to be fluent in; to operate a puppet; to pull the strings of a puppet; to mastermind; to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to play (a musical instrument)
操業 (そうぎょう)
operation
新体操 (しんたいそう)
rhythmic sports gymnastics
貞操 (ていそう)
chastity; virtue; fidelity
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