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: ク、かね、かねざし、さしがね
Romaji: ku, kane, kanezashi, sashigane
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: のり、つね、ただし
Romaji: nori, tsune, tadashi
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Romaji

Meanings

ruler, carpenter's square

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  111
Frequency:  2380
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-5-5
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  ju3
Unicode:  77e9
JIS:  366B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1148
Nelson Index: 3171
New Nelson Index: 3980
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2t7.1
Four Corner Index: 8141.7
Japanese Names Index: 1108
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23947X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0288
Remembering the kanji Index: 2585
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 783
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1062
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2631
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1475

Words

(かね)
carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
矩形 (くけい)
rectangle
規矩準縄 (きくじゅんじょう)
rules and standards; norms; criteria
矩差 (かねざし)
carpenter's square
矩則 (くそく)
standard; rule
()
quadrature
規矩 (きく)
rule; standard; compass and ruler
曲尺 (かねじゃく、きょくしゃく)
carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
矩象 (くしょう)
quadrature
差し金 (さしがね)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
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