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: シュ、こと
Romaji: shu, koto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

particularly, especially, exceptionally

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  78
Frequency:  1361
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  shu1
Unicode:  6b8a
JIS:  3C6C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 942
Nelson Index: 2443
New Nelson Index: 2975
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a10.7
Four Corner Index: 1529.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1348
Gakken Index: 1330
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16451
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0745
Remembering the kanji Index: 810
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1452
Kodansha Compact Index: 1135
Kanji in Context Index: 813
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 639
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 850
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 818
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 873
Essential Kanji Index: 1019
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1178
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3164
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1354

Words

(こと、け)
difference (from one another); different thing; other; unusual; extraordinary
文殊 (もんじゅ)
Manjusri; Transcendent Wisdom
殊勲賞 (しゅくんしょう)
outstanding performance award; outstanding performance prize; most valuable player award; Outstanding Performance Award; Distinguished Service Medal (e.g. military: US, UK, etc.)
ブロック型特殊ファイル (ブロックがたとくしゅファイル)
block special file
特殊鋼 (とくしゅこう)
special steel
特殊 (とくしゅ)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
殊勲 (しゅくん)
meritorious deeds
殊に (ことに)
especially; particularly; unusually; above all; additionally
特殊効果 (とくしゅこうか)
special effects
特殊作戦部隊 (とくしゅさくせんぶたい)
special-ops forces
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