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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: キュウ、いが、まり
Romaji: kyū, iga, mari
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

burr, ball

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  82
Frequency:  2431
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-4-7
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  qiu2
Unicode:  6bec
JIS:  5D5C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2474
New Nelson Index: 3016
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2b9.1
Four Corner Index: 2371.3
Japanese Names Index: 1510
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16837
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0825
Remembering the kanji Index: 2533
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2052
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2773
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2593
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4001

Words

(まり)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
(かさ)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
ゴム毬 (ゴムまり)
rubber ball
毬藻 (まりも、マリモ)
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green alga; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
毬栗 (いがぐり)
chestnut in its burr
(いが)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
手毬 (てまり)
traditional Japanese handball game
松かさ (まつかさ、まつぼっくり、まつぽっくり、まつぼくり、まつふぐり)
pinecone; pine cone
毬栗頭 (いがぐりあたま)
close-cropped head
毬果 (きゅうか)
(pine) cone
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