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: ソウ、あき.らか、さわ.やか、たがう
Romaji: sou, aki.raka, sawa.yaka, tagau
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  2333
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  4-11-4
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  shuang3
Unicode:  723d
JIS:  4156

Indexes

Nelson Index: 234
New Nelson Index: 3520
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a11.7
Four Corner Index: 4003.4
Gakken Index: 1832
Japanese Names Index: 1529
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19746
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0584
Remembering the kanji Index: 2855
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2228
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2998
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1608
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4402

Words

爽やか (さわやか)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear; fluent; eloquent
颯爽 (さっそう)
gallant; dashing; jaunty
豪爽 (ごうそう)
fine disposition
清爽 (せいそう、かわらか)
refreshing; neat; tidy; trim
爽凉 (そうりょう)
cool and refreshing
爽快 (そうかい)
refreshing; exhilarating
気分爽快 (きぶんそうかい)
feeling great (refreshed)
心身爽快 (しんしんそうかい)
feeling refreshed in mind and body
爽々 (さわさわ)
rustling; refreshing; clearly
爽秋 (そうしゅう)
refreshing and pleasant autumn
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