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: コ、めし.い
Romaji: ko, meshi.i
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

blind person

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  207
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-13-5
Korean Reading:  go
Chinese Reading:  gu3
Unicode:  77bd
JIS:  625C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5416
New Nelson Index: 3968
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c13.6
Four Corner Index: 4460.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23745
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0259

Words

(めくら、めしい)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
瞽女 (ごぜ)
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
瞽者 (こしゃ)
blind person
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