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、うじ、-うじ
Romaji: shi, uji, -uji
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

family name, surname, clan

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  83
Frequency:  84
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  3-2-2
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  zhi1
Unicode:  6c0f
JIS:  3B61

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2951
Nelson Index: 2478
New Nelson Index: 3020
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.25
Four Corner Index: 7274.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 495
Gakken Index: 177
Japanese Names Index: 223
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17026
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0835
Remembering the kanji Index: 1828
Kanji Way Index: 223
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1456
Kodansha Compact Index: 1148
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 522
Kanji in Context Index: 744
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1872
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2552
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1845
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1970
Essential Kanji Index: 361
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3669
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2656
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 620
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 443

Words

(うじ)
family name; lineage; birth
氏名 (しめい、うじな)
full name; identity
彼氏 (かれし)
boyfriend
氏子 (うじこ)
shrine parishioner
氏神 (うじがみ)
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
()
Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people
氏族 (しぞく)
clan; family
源氏 (げんじ)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
姓氏 (せいし)
full name; family name
摂氏 (せっし)
Centigrade; Celsius
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