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: サイ、シ、さら.す、さらし
Romaji: sai, shi, sara.su, sarashi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bleach, refine, expose, air

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  72
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  swae
Chinese Reading:  shai4
Unicode:  6652
JIS:  3B2F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2125
New Nelson Index: 2461
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c6.1
Four Corner Index: 6106.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13924
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0871
Remembering the kanji Index: 2444
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 831
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2521
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1156

Words

(さらし)
bleaching; bleached cotton
さらし首 (さらしくび)
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
曝し者 (さらしもの)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
恥さらし (はじさらし)
disgrace
吹きさらし (ふきさらし)
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
晒す (さらす)
to expose (to the air, to the public, to danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine
夜晒 (よざらし)
leaving things exposed outside all night
店晒し (たなざらし)
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer
洗いざらし (あらいざらし)
faded from washing
野ざらし (のざらし)
weather-beaten
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