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、ショ、ねら.う、ねら.い
Romaji: so, sho, nera.u, nera.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

aim at, sight, shadow, stalk

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  94
Frequency:  745
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  cheo
Chinese Reading:  ju1
Unicode:  72d9
JIS:  4140

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2877
New Nelson Index: 3567
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3g5.3
Four Corner Index: 4721.0
Gakken Index: 1887
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20347
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0693
Remembering the kanji Index: 2344
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 304
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1797
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1917
Kodansha Kanji Index: 406
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2973

Words

狙う (ねらう)
to aim at
狙い (ねらい)
aim
狙撃兵 (そげきへい)
sniper; sharpshooter
狙い撃ち (ねらいうち)
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping
穴狙い (あなねらい)
aiming for a lucky break (e.g. in horse racing, betting on an unlikely horse)
狙撃 (そげき)
shooting; sniping
付け狙う (つけねらう)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
狙い澄ます (ねらいすます)
to take careful aim
狙い所 (ねらいどころ)
target; objective
空き巣狙い (あきすねらい)
prowler; sneak thief
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