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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

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Readings

Kana: セイ、す.む
Romaji: sei, su.mu
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: す、すみ
Romaji: su, sumi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  seo
Chinese Reading:  xi1
Unicode:  6816
JIS:  4034

Indexes

Halpern Index: 933
Nelson Index: 2248
New Nelson Index: 2650
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a6.2
Four Corner Index: 4196.0
Japanese Names Index: 1101
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14693
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0294
Remembering the kanji Index: 2497
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 844
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2560
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1170

Words

住み処 (すみか、じゅうか)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
隠棲 (いんせい)
secluded life
鹿尾菜 (ひじき、ヒジキ)
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
生息 (せいそく)
inhabiting; living
終の棲家 (ついのすみか)
one's final abode
巣 (す)
nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; den; haunt; (spider's) web
旧棲 (きゅうせい)
old home; former home; old nest
棲む (すむ)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
幽棲 (ゆうせい)
living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses
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