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: ガイ、はて
Romaji: gai, hate
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

horizon, shore, limit, bound

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1525
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  eui
Chinese Reading:  ya2
Unicode:  6daf
JIS:  3336

Indexes

Halpern Index: 512
Nelson Index: 2584
New Nelson Index: 3181
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a8.33
Four Corner Index: 3111.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1069
Gakken Index: 1533
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17582
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0002
Remembering the kanji Index: 157
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1477
Kodansha Compact Index: 1204
Kanji in Context Index: 1497
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 376
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 469
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 159
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 169
Essential Kanji Index: 1824
Kodansha Kanji Index: 623
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 372
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1452

Words

(はて)
horizon
天涯孤独 (てんがいこどく)
a person without a single relative
境涯 (きょうがい)
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
際涯 (さいがい)
limits; boundary; end
生涯学習 (しょうがいがくしゅう)
lifelong learning
生涯 (しょうがい)
one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career
一生涯 (いっしょうがい)
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
公生涯 (こうしょうがい)
public life; public career
水涯 (すいがい)
waters edge
生涯教育 (しょうがいきょういく)
lifelong education; continuing education; further education
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