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: カツ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける
Romaji: katsu, i.kiru, i.kasu, i.keru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  171
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  gwal
Chinese Reading:  huo2
Unicode:  6d3b
JIS:  3368

Indexes

Halpern Index: 385
Nelson Index: 2552
New Nelson Index: 3132
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a6.16
Four Corner Index: 3216.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 244
Gakken Index: 203
Japanese Names Index: 819
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17423
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1118
Remembering the kanji Index: 143
Busy People Index: 3.10
Kanji Way Index: 132
Kanji Flashcards Index: 681
Kodansha Compact Index: 1185
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 99
Kanji in Context Index: 517
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 285
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 345
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 145
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 154
Essential Kanji Index: 198
Kodansha Kanji Index: 460
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 377
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 174
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 172

Words

(かつ)
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
生活 (せいかつ)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
復活 (ふっかつ)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
活性 (かっせい)
activity
生かす (いかす)
to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc); to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
活動 (かつどう)
action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
活躍 (かつやく)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
活用 (かつよう)
practical use; application; conjugation; declension; inflection
活発 (かっぱつ)
vigor; vigour; active; lively
私生活 (しせいかつ)
one's private life
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