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、か.く、-が.き、-がき
Romaji: sho, ka.ku, -ga.ki, -gaki
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: かき
Romaji: kaki
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Romaji

Meaning

write

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  129
Frequency:  169
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-6-4
Korean Reading:  seo
Chinese Reading:  shu1
Unicode:  66f8
JIS:  3D71

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2658
Nelson Index: 3719
New Nelson Index: 2463
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c6.6
Four Corner Index: 5060.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 142
Gakken Index: 130
Japanese Names Index: 1216
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14294
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0966
Remembering the kanji Index: 327
Busy People Index: 2.3
Kanji Way Index: 121
Kanji Flashcards Index: 58
Kodansha Compact Index: 998
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 159
Kanji in Context Index: 181
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1703
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2314
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 333
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 349
Essential Kanji Index: 70
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3292
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1678
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 92
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 197

Words

(しょ)
document; book; penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
教科書 (きょうかしょ)
textbook; text book
辞書 (じしょ)
dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation
公文書 (こうぶんしょ)
official document; archives
書き込む (かきこむ)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store
国会図書館 (こっかいとしょかん)
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
書き下ろす (かきおろす)
to write a play, book, filmscript, etc.
肩書 (かたがき)
title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record
書き込み (かきこみ)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
古文書 (こもんじょ、こぶんしょ)
ancient document; archives; ancient manuscript; paleograph; document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)
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