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: ガン、ゲン、まなこ、め
Romaji: gan, gen, manako, me
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

eyeball

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  109
Frequency:  1527
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-5-6
Korean Reading:  an
Chinese Reading:  yan3
Unicode:  773c
JIS:  3463

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1172
Nelson Index: 3140
New Nelson Index: 3935
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c6.1
Four Corner Index: 6703.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 640
Gakken Index: 1127
Japanese Names Index: 1637
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23318
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0213
Remembering the kanji Index: 1467
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1561
Kodansha Compact Index: 1387
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 669
Kanji in Context Index: 976
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 796
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1084
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1479
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1577
Essential Kanji Index: 674
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1504
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3965
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 754
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 725

Words

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish
眼鏡 (めがね、がんきょう、メガネ)
spectacles; glasses; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight
主眼 (しゅがん)
main point
眼帯 (がんたい)
eyepatch; eye pad
開眼 (かいがん、かいげん)
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth
(まなこ)
eye; eyeball; pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; insight; perceptivity; power of observation; look; field of vision; core; center; centre; essence
眼科 (がんか)
ophthalmology
眼球 (がんきゅう)
eyeball
肉眼 (にくがん、にくげん)
naked eye; the physical eye
眼窩 (がんか、がんわ)
eye socket; orbit
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