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、すく.む、おそ.れる、つつし.む
Romaji: shō, suku.mu, oso.reru, tsutsushi.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

crouch, cower

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  117
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-5-7
Korean Reading:  song
Chinese Reading:  song3
Unicode:  7ae6
JIS:  6370

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3355
New Nelson Index: 4237
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5b7.1
Four Corner Index: 0519.6
Japanese Names Index: 1632
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25776
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0718

Words

肩をすくめる (かたをすくめる)
to shrug one's shoulders
射竦める (いすくめる)
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
立ち竦む (たちすくむ)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
竦める (すくめる)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
悚然 (しょうぜん)
terrified; horrified
三すくみ (さんすくみ)
three-way deadlock
抱きすくめる (だきすくめる)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
竦む (すくむ)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
足がすくむ (あしがすくむ)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
竦み上がる (すくみあがる)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
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