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: ソウ、ショウ、あい-
Romaji: sou, shō, ai-
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あ、い、おう、さ、さが、すけ
Romaji: a, i, ou, sa, saga, suke
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Romaji

Meanings

inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  45
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-4-5
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  xiang4
Unicode:  76f8
JIS:  416A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 900
Nelson Index: 2241
New Nelson Index: 3920
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a5.3
Four Corner Index: 4690.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 530
Gakken Index: 66
Japanese Names Index: 868
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23151
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0169
Remembering the kanji Index: 209
Kanji Way Index: 111
Kanji Flashcards Index: 759
Kodansha Compact Index: 1383
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 348
Kanji in Context Index: 391
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 609
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 808
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 213
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 222
Essential Kanji Index: 97
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1120
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1879
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 452
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 334

Words

交々 (こもごも)
alternately; in succession
(さが、なりくせ)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
(しょう)
minister of state
首相 (しゅしょう)
Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier
相続 (そうぞく)
succession; inheritance
(そう)
appearance; look; countenance; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
(あい)
together; mutually; fellow
相手 (あいて)
companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
相互 (そうご)
mutual; reciprocal
相対 (そうたい)
relativity; relative
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