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、かみ
Romaji: shi, kami
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

paper

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  559
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-6-4
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  zhi3
Unicode:  7d19
JIS:  3B66

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1302
Nelson Index: 3510
New Nelson Index: 4455
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a4.4
Four Corner Index: 2294.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 132
Gakken Index: 501
Japanese Names Index: 1953
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27293
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0972
Remembering the kanji Index: 1829
Busy People Index: 2.2
Kanji Way Index: 456
Kanji Flashcards Index: 236
Kodansha Compact Index: 1517
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 148
Kanji in Context Index: 243
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 879
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1197
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1846
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1971
Essential Kanji Index: 362
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1654
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2756
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 85
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 194

Words

(かみ)
paper
手紙 (てがみ)
letter
紙幣 (しへい)
paper money; notes; bills
用紙 (ようし)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
紙面 (しめん)
space (page)
()
newspaper
表紙 (ひょうし)
front cover; binding; (book) cover; appearing on the cover of a magazine
印紙 (いんし)
(revenue) stamp
製紙 (せいし)
papermaking; paper-making; paper making; paper manufacture
白紙 (はくし、しらかみ)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch; beginning
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