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、ささ.える、つか.える、か.う
Romaji: shi, sasa.eru, tsuka.eru, ka.u
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: しんよう、じゅうまた
Romaji: shin'you, jūmata
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Romaji

Meanings

branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  65
Frequency:  159
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  2-2-2
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  zhi1
Unicode:  652f
JIS:  3B59

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1979
Nelson Index: 2039
New Nelson Index: 2324
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2k2.1
Four Corner Index: 4040.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 691
Gakken Index: 302
Japanese Names Index: 63
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13061
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0455
Remembering the kanji Index: 711
Busy People Index: 2.4
Kanji Way Index: 185
Kanji Flashcards Index: 583
Kodansha Compact Index: 932
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 717
Kanji in Context Index: 368
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1251
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1717
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 718
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 768
Essential Kanji Index: 115
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2473
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1467
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 621
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 642

Words

支援 (しえん)
support; backing; aid; assistance
支持 (しじ)
support; holding up; propping; support; backing; endorsing
支部 (しぶ)
branch; subdivision
支える (ささえる)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
支庁 (しちょう)
(governmental) branch office
支配 (しはい)
domination; rule; control; direction; guidance
支店 (してん)
branch office; branch store
閊える (つかえる、つっかえる)
to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter; to stammer; to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain
支社 (ししゃ)
branch office
支所 (ししょ)
branch (office)
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