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

Reading

Kana:
Romaji: shi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

welfare, happiness

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  113
Frequency:  1063
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-4
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  zhi3
Unicode:  7949
JIS:  3B63

Indexes

Halpern Index: 876
Nelson Index: 3232
New Nelson Index: 4069
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4e4.1
Four Corner Index: 3121.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1316
Gakken Index: 1441
Japanese Names Index: 608
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24641P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0425
Remembering the kanji Index: 1091
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1577
Kodansha Compact Index: 1420
Kanji in Context Index: 896
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 589
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 780
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1100
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1172
Essential Kanji Index: 1803
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1087
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 673
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1212

Words

福祉 (ふくし)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
福祉国家 (ふくしこっか)
welfare state
福祉事業 (ふくしじぎょう)
welfare work
社会福祉 (しゃかいふくし)
social welfare
福祉商法 (ふくししょうほう)
(unscrupulous) business practices based on an appeal to one's social conscience; (unscrupulous) sales methods used by someone falsely claiming to represent a charitable (social welfare) organization
福祉機器 (ふくしきき)
assistive products (e.g. wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc.)
介護福祉士 (かいごふくしし)
(certified) care worker
福祉事務所 (ふくしじむしょ)
welfare office; social security office
福祉車両 (ふくししゃりょう)
vehicle for disabled persons; assistive vehicle
児童福祉 (じどうふくし)
child welfare
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