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: ライ、せ
Romaji: rai, se
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: いわた、がせ、しげ、せい、せっ
Romaji: iwata, gase, shige, sei, se
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1152
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-16
Korean Reading:  roe
Chinese Reading:  lai4
Unicode:  702c
JIS:  4025

Indexes

Halpern Index: 806
Nelson Index: 2735
New Nelson Index: 3384
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a16.3
Four Corner Index: 3118.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1469
Gakken Index: 947
Japanese Names Index: 2794
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18672P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0341
Remembering the kanji Index: 1666
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1509
Kodansha Compact Index: 1259
Kanji in Context Index: 1845
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 545
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 717
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1682
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1795
Essential Kanji Index: 1037
Kodansha Kanji Index: 995
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 361
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1914

Words

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; torrent; position; place; chance; opportunity
高瀬 (たかせ)
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
川瀬 (かわせ)
rapids; shallows of a river
浅瀬 (あさせ)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
年の瀬 (としのせ)
New Year's Eve; the year end
瀬戸 (せと)
strait; channel
瀬戸内海 (せとないかい)
Inland Sea
早瀬 (はやせ)
swift current; rapids
大瀬 (おおせ、オオセ)
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark
瀬踏み (せぶみ)
sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river)
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