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: ショウ、さかん
Romaji: shō, sakan
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: まさ、まさし、よし、あき、あきら、さかえ、あつ、すけ
Romaji: masa, masashi, yoshi, aki, akira, sakae, atsu, suke
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Meanings

prosperous, bright, clear

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  1372
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-4-4
Korean Reading:  chang
Chinese Reading:  chang1
Unicode:  660c
JIS:  3E3B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2414
Nelson Index: 2105
New Nelson Index: 2428
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c4.4
Four Corner Index: 6060.0
Gakken Index: 1552
Japanese Names Index: 715
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13803
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0759
Remembering the kanji Index: 25
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1564
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2140
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 25
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 25
Essential Kanji Index: 1950
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3069

Words

昌平 (しょうへい)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
玄昌石 (げんしょうせき)
type of slate (from Miyagi pref.)
隆昌 (りゅうしょう)
prosperity
昌運 (しょううん)
prosperity; fortune
繁盛 (はんじょう)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
商売繁盛 (しょうばいはんじょう)
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
昌泰 (しょうたい)
Shoutai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
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