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: ショウ
Romaji: shō
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あ、あき、あきら、ひかり、まさ
Romaji: a, aki, akira, hikari, masa
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Romaji

Meanings

sparkle, clear, crystal

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  1613
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-4-8
Korean Reading:  jeong
Chinese Reading:  jing1
Unicode:  6676
JIS:  3E3D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2474
Nelson Index: 2137
New Nelson Index: 2482
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c8.6
Four Corner Index: 6066.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1403
Gakken Index: 1698
Japanese Names Index: 1740
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14000
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0904
Remembering the kanji Index: 22
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1408
Kodansha Compact Index: 977
Kanji in Context Index: 1808
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1601
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2183
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 22
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 22
Essential Kanji Index: 1582
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3122
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3878
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1546

Words

結晶 (けっしょう)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
水晶 (すいしょう)
crystal
晶化 (しょうか)
crystallization; crystallisation
カラー液晶 (カラーえきしょう)
color LCD
共晶 (きょうしょう)
eutectic point; lowest melting point
液晶 (えきしょう)
liquid crystal
晶子 (しょうし)
crystallite
紫水晶 (むらさきずいしょう、むらさきすいしょう)
amethyst
晶光 (しょうこう)
brilliant light
水晶時計 (すいしょうどけい)
crystal or quartz timepiece
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