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: ショウ、わた.る
Romaji: shō, wata.ru
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: えん
Romaji: en
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

ford, go cross, transit, ferry, import, involve

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  499
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  seob
Chinese Reading:  she4
Unicode:  6e09
JIS:  3E44

Indexes

Halpern Index: 526
Nelson Index: 2591
New Nelson Index: 3190
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a8.20
Four Corner Index: 3112.9
Guide to Remembering Index: 1399
Gakken Index: 804
Japanese Names Index: 1331
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17749P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0089
Remembering the kanji Index: 372
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1482
Kodansha Compact Index: 1211
Kanji in Context Index: 505
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 387
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 482
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 378
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 398
Essential Kanji Index: 1305
Kodansha Kanji Index: 638
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 360
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1457

Words

交渉 (こうしょう)
negotiations; discussions; connection
渉外 (しょうがい)
public relations; client liaison; client relations
渡渉 (としょう)
fording; wading (across)
渉禽類 (しょうきんるい)
wading birds
政治干渉 (せいじかんしょう)
political intervention
干渉 (かんしょう)
interference; intervention; meddling
スペックル干渉計 (スペックルかんしょうけい)
speckle interferometer
渉外部 (しょうがいぶ)
liaison department; public relations department
一渡り (ひとわたり)
briefly; in general; roughly; from beginning to end; through (e.g. glancing, flipping)
政治交渉 (せいじこうしょう)
political negotiation
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