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

Reading

Kana: ロウ
Romaji: rou
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: なに、なみ
Romaji: nani, nami
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Meanings

wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1508
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  rang
Chinese Reading:  lang4
Unicode:  6d6a
JIS:  4F32

Indexes

Halpern Index: 439
Nelson Index: 2570
New Nelson Index: 3155
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a7.5
Four Corner Index: 3313.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1937
Gakken Index: 1445
Japanese Names Index: 1339
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17482
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1147
Remembering the kanji Index: 1470
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1475
Kodansha Compact Index: 1202
Kanji in Context Index: 1398
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 323
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 398
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1482
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1580
Essential Kanji Index: 1197
Kodansha Kanji Index: 527
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 365
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1362

Words

(なみ)
wave
放浪 (ほうろう)
wandering
浪曲 (ろうきょく)
recitation of stories accompanied by samisen (called naniwabushi)
浪士 (ろうし)
ronin; lordless samurai
浪費 (ろうひ)
waste; extravagance
浪人 (ろうにん)
ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; out of work; waiting for another chance to enter a university
浪花 (なにわ)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
浪漫 (ろうまん、ロマン、ローマン)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); novel; romance; love affair; adventurous spirit; impossible dream; great ambition
流浪 (るろう)
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
浮浪 (ふろう)
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
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