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: シ、や
Romaji: shi, ya
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dart, arrow

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  111
Frequency:  1294
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-2-3
Korean Reading:  si
Chinese Reading:  shi3
Unicode:  77e2
JIS:  4C70

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2009
Nelson Index: 3168
New Nelson Index: 3976
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.19
Four Corner Index: 8043.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 981
Gakken Index: 1092
Japanese Names Index: 215
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23929
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0276
Remembering the kanji Index: 1220
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1566
Kodansha Compact Index: 1393
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 145
Kanji in Context Index: 593
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1267
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1733
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1228
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1305
Essential Kanji Index: 1335
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2502
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2363
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 110

Words

(や、さ)
arrow; wedge; chock
矢印 (やじるし)
arrow (mark or symbol); directional marker or indicator
矢先 (やさき)
arrowhead; brunt; target; being about to; being on the point of
一矢 (いっし)
an arrow; (a) retort
嚆矢 (こうし)
arrow to which is attached a turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; the start of things
無理やり (むりやり)
forcibly; against one's will
弓矢 (ゆみや、きゅうし)
bow and arrow
矢作 (やはぎ)
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
(やぐら)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); weapons storehouse
矢倉 (やぐら)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
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