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

Reading

Kana: セン
Romaji: sen
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

rotation, go around

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  70
Frequency:  1801
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-7
Korean Reading:  seon
Chinese Reading:  xuan4
Unicode:  65cb
JIS:  407B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 957
Nelson Index: 2091
New Nelson Index: 2400
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4h7.2
Four Corner Index: 0828.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1494
Gakken Index: 1648
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13656
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0696
Remembering the kanji Index: 1046
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1400
Kodansha Compact Index: 960
Kanji in Context Index: 1527
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 650
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 862
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1055
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1125
Essential Kanji Index: 1077
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1194
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 470
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1447

Words

旋回 (せんかい)
revolution; rotation; turning; swiveling; circling
凱旋 (がいせん)
triumphal return
螺旋 (らせん)
spiral; helix; screw
斡旋 (あっせん)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; influence; intercession; mediation
旋法 (せんぽう)
(musical) mode
旋律 (せんりつ)
melody; tune
旋風 (せんぷう、つむじかぜ、つじかぜ)
whirlwind; commotion; sensation; hullabaloo
螺子 (ねじ、らし)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
旋盤 (せんばん)
lathe
周旋 (しゅうせん)
good offices; recommendation; mediation; (Tokugawa-era) employment office
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