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: カイ、かせ
Romaji: kai, kase
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

contraption, fetter, machine, instrument

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1321
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-4-7
Korean Reading:  gye
Chinese Reading:  xie4
Unicode:  68b0
JIS:  3323

Indexes

Halpern Index: 961
Nelson Index: 2264
New Nelson Index: 2685
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a7.22
Four Corner Index: 4395.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 436
Gakken Index: 929
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14882
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0381
Remembering the kanji Index: 677
Kanji Flashcards Index: 635
Kodansha Compact Index: 1097
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 459
Kanji in Context Index: 511
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 654
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 870
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 684
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 732
Essential Kanji Index: 474
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1203
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1859
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 360
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 562

Words

機械 (きかい)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
機械工業 (きかいこうぎょう)
the machine industry
機械仕掛け (きかいじかけ)
mechanical; mechanized; mechanised
オンライン機械 (オンラインきかい)
online machines
足かせ (あしかせ)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden; trap
機械的 (きかいてき)
mechanical
機械最小値 (きかいさいしょうち)
machine infinitesimal
機械設計 (きかいせっけい)
mechanical design
機械的エネルギー (きかいてきエネルギー)
mechanical energy
機械馬鹿 (きかいばか)
skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
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