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: ビョウ、ショウ、こずえ
Romaji: byō, shō, kozue
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

twig, treetop

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-4
Korean Reading:  myo
Chinese Reading:  miao3
Unicode:  676a
JIS:  5B42

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2198
New Nelson Index: 2578
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a4.14
Four Corner Index: 4992.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14490
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0168

Words

(こずえ)
treetop; tip of a branch
末葉 (うらば、うれは、すえば、ばつよう、まつよう)
end leaves; top leaves; last leaves; the last descendant; the last days of any age; end; close
樹梢 (じゅしょう)
treetop
杪春 (びょうしゅん)
end of spring
(すわえ、ずわえ、すわい、ずわい)
switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
桫欏 (へご、ヘゴ)
Cyathea spinulosa (species of tree fern)
杪秋 (びょうしゅう)
end of autumn (fall)
杪冬 (びょうとう)
end of winter
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