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: ソ、あら.い、あら-
Romaji: so, ara.i, ara-
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

coarse, rough, rugged

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  119
Frequency:  1689
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-5
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  cu1
Unicode:  7c97
JIS:  4146

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1329
Nelson Index: 3473
New Nelson Index: 4394
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6b5.2
Four Corner Index: 9791.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1508
Gakken Index: 1619
Daikanwanjiten Index: 26898
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0892
Remembering the kanji Index: 1777
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1611
Kodansha Compact Index: 1496
Kanji in Context Index: 1560
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 895
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1214
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1793
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1915
Essential Kanji Index: 1724
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1683
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1073
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1469

Words

(ほぼ)
almost; roughly; approximately
粗暴 (そぼう)
wild; rude; violent; hard
粗末 (そまつ)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
粗悪 (そあく)
coarse; crude; inferior
粗探し (あらさがし)
finding fault; being picky
(あら)
leftovers (after filleting a fish); rice chaff; flaw (esp. of a person); rough; roughly; crude; raw; natural; wild
粗い (あらい)
coarse; rough
粗野 (そや)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
粗造り (あらづくり)
rough-hewn; rough work
粗播き (あらまき)
sparse sowing (seeding)
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