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: ハン、あぜ、くろ、ほとり
Romaji: han, aze, kuro, hotori
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Name Reading

Kana: ぐろ
Romaji: guro
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Meanings

paddy ridge, levee

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  102
Frequency:  2049
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-5
Korean Reading:  ban
Chinese Reading:  pan4
Unicode:  7554
JIS:  484A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1145
Nelson Index: 3002
New Nelson Index: 3746
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5f5.1
Four Corner Index: 6905.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1713
Gakken Index: 1804
Japanese Names Index: 1110
Daikanwanjiten Index: 21801X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1091
Remembering the kanji Index: 1204
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1541
Kodansha Compact Index: 1340
Kanji in Context Index: 1857
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 781
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1060
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1212
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1288
Essential Kanji Index: 1587
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1472
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3655
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1385

Words

(あぜ、くろ)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
湖畔 (こはん)
lake shore
橋畔 (きょうはん)
approach to a bridge
畦畔 (けいはん)
ridge between rice fields; causeway
畔唐菜 (あぜとうな、アゼトウナ)
Crepidiastrum keiskeanum (species of plant in the daisy family)
辺り (あたり、ほとり)
on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; around (Sunday, last year, etc...); for instance
河畔 (かはん)
riverside
畦道 (あぜみち)
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
池畔 (ちはん)
near the pond; edge of a pond
渚畔 (しょはん)
shore; waterside
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