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: ソウ、ソ、ゾウ、かつ.て、か.って、すなわち
Romaji: sou, so, zou, katsu.te, ka.tte, sunawachi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  12
Frequency: 
Grade:  10
Skip Pattern:  2-2-10
Korean Reading:  jeung
Chinese Reading:  zeng1
Unicode:  66fe
JIS:  413D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 604
New Nelson Index: 2483
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o9.3
Four Corner Index: 8060.6
Japanese Names Index: 1794
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14299
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0990
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1830
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2642

Words

(ひい、ひ、そう)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
曾祖父 (そうそふ、ひいじじ、ひじじ、ひおおじ)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
未曾有 (みぞう、みそう)
unprecedented; unheard of
曾遊 (そうゆう)
former visit
熊襲 (くまそ)
Kumaso (ancient Japanese people resident to southern Kyushu)
曾孫 (ひまご、そうそん、ひいまご、ひこ、ひひこ、ひこまご)
great-grandchild
曾祖母 (そうそぼ、ひいばば、ひばば、ひおおば)
great-grandmother; great-grandma
嘗て (かつて、かって)
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
伊曾保物語 (いそほものがたり)
Aesop's Fables (published initially by the Jesuits in 1593)
曾お祖母さん (ひいおばあさん)
great-grandmother
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