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: コウ、かま.える、かま.う
Romaji: kou, kama.eru, kama.u
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Name Reading

Kana: とち
Romaji: tochi
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Romaji

Meanings

posture, build, pretend

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  316
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-4-10
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  gou4
Unicode:  69cb
JIS:  393D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1049
Nelson Index: 2343
New Nelson Index: 2823
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a10.10
Four Corner Index: 4594.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 675
Gakken Index: 446
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15317X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0494
Remembering the kanji Index: 1818
Kanji Way Index: 498
Kanji Flashcards Index: 640
Kodansha Compact Index: 1108
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 701
Kanji in Context Index: 991
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 719
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 962
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1835
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1959
Essential Kanji Index: 455
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1325
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1847
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 785
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 788

Words

構え (かまえ)
structure; construction; appearance; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance; readiness; determination; preparedness; kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)
構成 (こうせい)
organization; organisation; configuration; composition
機構 (きこう)
mechanism; organization; organisation
構築 (こうちく)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation; architecture (systems, agreement, etc)
構える (かまえる)
to set up (e.g. a building); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera); to plan; to scheme; to fabricate in order to deceive; to stiffen; to become formal
(かじ、カジ)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
構造 (こうぞう)
structure; construction
構想 (こうそう)
plan; plot; idea; conception
構内 (こうない)
premises; grounds; campus; in-house
遺構 (いこう)
remains
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