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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

燦

Readings

Kana: サン、さん.たる、あき.らか、きらめ.く、きら.めく
Romaji: san, san.taru, aki.raka, kirame.ku, kira.meku
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

brilliant

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  86
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-13
Korean Reading:  chan
Chinese Reading:  can4
Unicode:  71e6
JIS:  3B38

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2813
New Nelson Index: 3498
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d13.3
Four Corner Index: 9789.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19468
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0481
Remembering the kanji Index: 2543
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 744
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1007
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2602
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1390

Words

燦 (さん)
brilliant; resplendant
燦然 (さんぜん)
brilliant; radiant
燦然と輝く (さんぜんとかがやく)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
燦々 (さんさん)
brilliant; bright
燦爛 (さんらん)
brilliant; bright; radiant
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