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: ボウ、それがし、なにがし
Romaji: bou, soregashi, nanigashi
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Romaji

Meanings

so-and-so, one, a certain, that person

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  99
Frequency:  2106
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-5-4
Korean Reading:  mae
Chinese Reading:  mou3
Unicode:  67d0
JIS:  4B3F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2560
Nelson Index: 2989
New Nelson Index: 2628
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a5.33
Four Corner Index: 4490.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1811
Gakken Index: 1784
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14618
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0262
Remembering the kanji Index: 1759
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1425
Kodansha Compact Index: 1059
Kanji in Context Index: 1759
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1630
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2216
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1775
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1896
Essential Kanji Index: 1470
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3168
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1964
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1271

Words

何某 (なにがし、なにぼう)
certain person; certain amount; Mr So-and-so; I (personal pronoun)
(それがし)
someone; unknown person; I; personal pronoun (used by samurai)
何の某 (なんのなにがし)
certain person; certain amount
某所 (ぼうしょ)
certain place
某氏 (ぼうし)
certain person; unnamed person
(ぼう)
certain; one
某国 (ぼうこく)
certain country
某月 (ぼうげつ)
a certain month
某誌 (ぼうし)
a certain publication
某高校 (ぼうこうこう)
a certain high school
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