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: ザイ
Romaji: zai
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: き、さい
Romaji: ki, sai
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  565
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-4-3
Korean Reading:  jae
Chinese Reading:  cai2
Unicode:  6750
JIS:  3A60

Indexes

Halpern Index: 836
Nelson Index: 2189
New Nelson Index: 2561
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a3.7
Four Corner Index: 4490.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 485
Gakken Index: 590
Japanese Names Index: 420
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14463
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0140
Remembering the kanji Index: 683
Kanji Flashcards Index: 619
Kodansha Compact Index: 1071
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 511
Kanji in Context Index: 740
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 560
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 740
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 690
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 738
Essential Kanji Index: 284
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1031
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1847
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 403
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 481

Words

(ざい)
wood; lumber; timber; man of talent; (raw) material; ingredients
材料 (ざいりょう)
ingredients; material
題材 (だいざい)
subject; theme
機材 (きざい)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
食材 (しょくざい)
ingredient; foodstuff
取材 (しゅざい)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
素材 (そざい)
raw materials; subject matter
人材 (じんざい)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
木材 (もくざい)
lumber; timber; wood
資材 (しざい)
(raw) material
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