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: ヨウ、もち.いる
Romaji: you, mochi.iru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: たから
Romaji: takara
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Romaji

Meanings

utilize, business, service, use, employ

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  101
Frequency:  107
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-2-3
Korean Reading:  yong
Chinese Reading:  yong4
Unicode:  7528
JIS:  4D51

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2976
Nelson Index: 2993
New Nelson Index: 3721
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2r3.1
Four Corner Index: 7722.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 215
Gakken Index: 102
Japanese Names Index: 193
Daikanwanjiten Index: 21703
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1044
Remembering the kanji Index: 1181
Busy People Index: 2.19
Kanji Way Index: 177
Kanji Flashcards Index: 219
Kodansha Compact Index: 1329
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 235
Kanji in Context Index: 308
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1889
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2569
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1189
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1265
Essential Kanji Index: 110
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3694
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3653
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 146
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 116

Words

使用 (しよう)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
運用 (うんよう)
making use of; application; practical use; investment; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
作用 (さよう)
action; operation; effect; function
応用 (おうよう)
application; put to practical use
雇用 (こよう)
employment (long term); hire
採用 (さいよう)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
起用 (きよう)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
活用 (かつよう)
practical use; application; conjugation; declension; inflection
供用 (きょうよう)
offer for use
実用 (じつよう)
practical use; utility
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