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: カイ、あらた.める、あらた.まる
Romaji: kai, arata.meru, arata.maru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  49
Frequency:  147
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  gae
Chinese Reading:  gai3
Unicode:  6539
JIS:  327E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 243
Nelson Index: 1464
New Nelson Index: 2332
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4i3.1
Four Corner Index: 1874.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 435
Gakken Index: 294
Japanese Names Index: 379
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13114
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0470
Remembering the kanji Index: 528
Kanji Way Index: 289
Kanji Flashcards Index: 584
Kodansha Compact Index: 933
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 458
Kanji in Context Index: 726
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 180
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 216
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 534
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 567
Essential Kanji Index: 691
Kodansha Kanji Index: 287
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3566
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 359
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 475

Words

(かい)
revision
改造 (かいぞう)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
改革 (かいかく)
reform; reformation; innovation
改名 (かいめい、かいみょう)
name change
改修 (かいしゅう)
repair; improvement
改称 (かいしょう)
renaming; retitling
改正 (かいせい)
revision; amendment; alteration
改良 (かいりょう)
improvement; reform
改善 (かいぜん)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
改札 (かいさつ)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
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