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Zach

Readings

Kana: ソ、ショ、いばら、しもと、すわえ
Romaji: so, sho, ibara, shimoto, suwae
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

whip, cane

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  103
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-8-5
Korean Reading:  cho
Chinese Reading:  chu3
Unicode:  695a
JIS:  413F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3022
New Nelson Index: 2771
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a9.30
Four Corner Index: 4480.1
Japanese Names Index: 2022
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15141
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0453
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2436
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3470

Words

(すわえ、ずわえ、すわい、ずわい)
switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
清楚 (せいそ)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
四面楚歌 (しめんそか)
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
清楚ギャル (せいそギャル)
polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend
(しもと)
switch (flogging implement made from a branch)
ずわい蟹 (ずわいがに、ズワイがに、ズワイガニ)
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
楚々 (そそ)
graceful; neat
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