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: フ、し.く、-し.き
Romaji: fu, shi.ku, -shi.ki
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Name Readings

Kana: しき、にゅう
Romaji: shiki, nyū
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Romaji

Meanings

spread, pave, sit, promulgate

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  66
Frequency:  1212
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-11-4
Korean Reading:  bu
Chinese Reading:  fu1
Unicode:  6577
JIS:  495F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1870
Nelson Index: 2059
New Nelson Index: 2357
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4i11.1
Four Corner Index: 5824.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1756
Gakken Index: 1053
Japanese Names Index: 2355
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13359P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0549
Remembering the kanji Index: 1883
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1392
Kodansha Compact Index: 947
Kanji in Context Index: 724
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1207
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1653
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1901
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2028
Essential Kanji Index: 1039
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2345
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1566
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1772

Words

敷き (しき)
spreading; laying out; covering; security deposit; Japanese mattress
敷地 (しきち)
site; plot; lot; grounds
倉敷 (くらしき)
storage charges
敷く (しく)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
河川敷 (かせんしき、かせんじき)
flood plain; river terrace; area between river and river bank
敷き (じき)
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
屋敷 (やしき)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
敷設 (ふせつ)
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
座敷 (ざしき)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
下敷き (したじき)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay; being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath; model; pattern
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