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: ソウ、くわ
Romaji: sou, kuwa
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: ko
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Meaning

mulberry

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  29
Frequency:  1650
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-8
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  sang1
Unicode:  6851
JIS:  372C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2112
Nelson Index: 864
New Nelson Index: 2661
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2h8.1
Four Corner Index: 7790.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1518
Gakken Index: 1561
Japanese Names Index: 1162
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14772
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0333
Remembering the kanji Index: 698
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1433
Kodansha Compact Index: 1062
Kanji in Context Index: 1855
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1338
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1814
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 705
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 754
Essential Kanji Index: 1609
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2618
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3564
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1352

Words

(くわ)
mulberry (tree)
桑原 (くわばら)
mulberry field
桑園 (そうえん)
mulberry plantation
桑畑 (くわばたけ、くわばた)
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
桑門 (そうもん)
monk; priest
桑田 (そうでん)
mulberry plantation
扶桑 (ふそう)
land east of China; Japan
桑木虱 (くわきじらみ、クワキジラミ)
mulberry psyllid (Anomoneura mori)
山桑 (やまぐわ、ヤマグワ)
Chinese mulberry (Morus bombycis); kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
桑苺 (くわいちご)
fruit of the mulberry
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