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

Reading

Kana: ゲン
Romaji: gen
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: くろ、けん、はる、はるか
Romaji: kuro, ken, haru, haruka
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

mysterious, occultness

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  95
Frequency:  1409
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-3
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  xuan2
Unicode:  7384
JIS:  383C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1991
Nelson Index: 2918
New Nelson Index: 3616
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j3.2
Four Corner Index: 0073.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1227
Gakken Index: 1514
Japanese Names Index: 522
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20814
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0765
Remembering the kanji Index: 1383
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1533
Kodansha Compact Index: 1311
Kanji in Context Index: 1276
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1256
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1722
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1395
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1484
Essential Kanji Index: 1113
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2485
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 471
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1051

Words

玄関 (げんかん)
entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room
玄武岩 (げんぶがん)
basalt; whin(stone)
玄米 (げんまい)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
玄人 (くろうと、くろと)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
玄米茶 (げんまいちゃ)
tea (with roasted rice)
玄武 (げんぶ、げんむ)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
黒米 (くろごめ、くろまい、こくまい)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
玄孫 (げんそん、やしゃご)
great-great-grandchild
玄室 (げんしつ)
burial chamber
玄麦 (げんばく)
unpolished wheat or barley
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