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: カ、か.ける、か.かる
Romaji: ka, ka.keru, ka.karu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1555
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-5-4
Korean Reading:  ga
Chinese Reading:  jia4
Unicode:  67b6
JIS:  324D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2569
Nelson Index: 2237
New Nelson Index: 2632
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a5.36
Four Corner Index: 4690.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1045
Gakken Index: 1659
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14586
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0253
Remembering the kanji Index: 869
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1423
Kodansha Compact Index: 1055
Kanji in Context Index: 1704
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1638
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2226
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 878
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 934
Essential Kanji Index: 1085
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3178
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1664
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1267

Words

垂木 (たるき、はえき)
rafter
(ませ)
short roughly woven fence; divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.
高架 (こうか)
overhead structure
十字架 (じゅうじか)
cross; the Cross (of Christ)
架橋 (かきょう)
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
()
rack; mount; stand
架空 (かくう)
aerial; overhead; fiction; fictitious; imaginary; fanciful
架かる (かかる)
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
架ける (かける)
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
架線 (かせん)
aerial wiring
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