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: ショウ、さいわ.い、きざ.し、よ.い、つまび.らか
Romaji: shō, saiwa.i, kiza.shi, yo.i, tsumabi.raka
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あき、さか、さち、ひろ、まさ、やす、ゆき、よし、あきら、さき、さむ、ただ、なか、なが
Romaji: aki, saka, sachi, hiro, masa, yasu, yuki, yoshi, akira, saki, samu, tada, naka, naga
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  113
Frequency:  1273
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  xiang2
Unicode:  7965
JIS:  3E4D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 948
Nelson Index: 3246
New Nelson Index: 4090
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4e6.1
Four Corner Index: 3825.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1398
Gakken Index: 1549
Japanese Names Index: 1074
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24689P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0467
Remembering the kanji Index: 1088
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1578
Kodansha Compact Index: 1424
Kanji in Context Index: 1542
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 644
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 855
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1097
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1169
Essential Kanji Index: 1562
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1184
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 655
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1373

Words

発祥 (はっしょう)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
吉祥 (きっしょう、きちじょう)
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
清祥 (せいしょう)
spirit; energy
不承不承 (ふしょうぶしょう)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
禎祥 (ていしょう)
good omen
不祥事 (ふしょうじ)
scandal; deplorable event
嘉祥 (かしょう)
Kashou era (848.6.13-851.4.28)
不祥 (ふしょう)
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
発祥地 (はっしょうち)
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
多祥 (たしょう)
much happiness; many omens
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