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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

穹

Readings

Kana: キュウ、キョウ、あめ、そら
Romaji: kyū, kyō, ame, sora
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

sky

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  116
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  gung
Chinese Reading:  qiong2
Unicode:  7a79
JIS:  6356

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3315
New Nelson Index: 4190
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m5.10
Four Corner Index: 3020.7
Japanese Names Index: 948
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25414
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0642
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1914
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2768

Words

蒼穹 (そうきゅう)
blue sky
穹窿 (きゅうりゅう)
vault (a poetic term for clear skies); dome
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