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: キュウ、ク、きわ.める
Romaji: kyū, ku, kiwa.meru
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Name Reading

Kana: きゅ
Romaji: kyu
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Meanings

research, study

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  116
Frequency:  368
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-3-4
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  jiu1
Unicode:  7a76
JIS:  3566

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2203
Nelson Index: 3314
New Nelson Index: 4189
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m4.5
Four Corner Index: 3041.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 253
Gakken Index: 427
Japanese Names Index: 492
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25409
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0641
Remembering the kanji Index: 1320
Busy People Index: 2.8
Kanji Way Index: 261
Kanji Flashcards Index: 234
Kodansha Compact Index: 1451
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 271
Kanji in Context Index: 298
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1398
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1885
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1331
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1417
Essential Kanji Index: 599
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2729
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 757
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 185
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 278

Words

研究 (けんきゅう)
study; research; investigation
究極 (きゅうきょく)
ultimate; extreme; final; eventual
究明 (きゅうめい)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
攻究 (こうきゅう)
specialization (in a field of study); study
研究発表 (けんきゅうはっぴょう)
research publication; scholarly publication
研究所 (けんきゅうしょ、けんきゅうじょ)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
探究 (たんきゅう)
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
追究 (ついきゅう)
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); enquiry; inquiry
学究 (がっきゅう)
scholar; student
研究分野 (けんきゅうぶんや)
research area; field of research
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