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: ガ、カク、エ、カイ、えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと、はか.る
Romaji: ga, kaku, e, kai, ega.ku, kaku.suru, kagi.ru, hakarigoto, haka.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

brush-stroke, picture

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  199
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-2-6
Korean Reading:  hoeg
Chinese Reading:  hua4
Unicode:  753b
JIS:  3268

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3000
Nelson Index: 50
New Nelson Index: 3733
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a8.7
Four Corner Index: 1077.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 85
Gakken Index: 150
Japanese Names Index: 991
Daikanwanjiten Index: 21739P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1084
Remembering the kanji Index: 1170
Busy People Index: 2.14
Kanji Way Index: 176
Kanji Flashcards Index: 222
Kodansha Compact Index: 176
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 91
Kanji in Context Index: 235
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1904
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2586
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1178
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1254
Essential Kanji Index: 477
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3723
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3175
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 167
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 155

Words

(かく)
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
画像 (がぞう)
image; picture; portrait
計画 (けいかく)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
絵面 (えづら)
the impression given by a painting or image
作画 (さくが)
drawing pictures; taking photographs
(が、え)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
映画 (えいが)
movie; film
企画 (きかく)
planning; project; plan; design
画面 (がめん)
terminal screen; scene; picture; the field (in TV); photo
原画 (げんが)
original picture; key frame; key animation
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