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: ラク、から.む、から.まる
Romaji: raku, kara.mu, kara.maru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

entwine, coil around, get caught in

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  806
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-6
Korean Reading:  rag
Chinese Reading:  lao4
Unicode:  7d61
JIS:  4D6D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1351
Nelson Index: 3533
New Nelson Index: 4484
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a6.6
Four Corner Index: 2796.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1890
Gakken Index: 958
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27426
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1050
Remembering the kanji Index: 1350
Kanji Flashcards Index: 817
Kodansha Compact Index: 1536
Kanji in Context Index: 300
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 915
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1238
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1362
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1450
Essential Kanji Index: 944
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1709
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2777
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1578

Words

連絡 (れんらく)
to contact; to get in touch; contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message; connection; coordination; junction; intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial
短絡 (たんらく)
electric short-circuit; drawing a hasty inference between two events; jumping to a quick conclusion; dealing with matters quickly and carelessly
絡み (からみ)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship
絡み合う (からみあう)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
脈絡 (みゃくらく)
chain of reasoning; logical connection; coherence; context
絡む (からむ)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by; to develop a connection with
絡める (からめる)
to arrest; to entwine; to twine around; to mix together; to coordinate (with)
搦み (がらみ)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
絡まる (からまる)
to be entwined; to be involved
経絡 (けいらく)
meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body; thread of connection; chain of reasoning
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