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: メン、ベン
Romaji: men, ben
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fine thread, Burma

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  120
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-6-9
Korean Reading:  myeon
Chinese Reading:  mian3
Unicode:  7dec
JIS:  4C4B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1390
Nelson Index: 3574
New Nelson Index: 4542
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a9.12
Four Corner Index: 2196.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27674
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1130
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1758

Words

めん羊 (めんよう)
sheep
英緬戦争 (えいめんせんそう)
Anglo-Burmese Wars (1823-1826, 1852-1853, 1885-1887)
縮緬 (ちりめん)
(silk) crepe
緬甸 (めんでん)
Burma
緋縮緬 (ひぢりめん)
crimson crepe (fabric)
縮緬紙 (ちりめんし、ちりめんがみ)
crepe paper
羅紗綿 (らしゃめん)
foreigner's mistress
縮緬皺 (ちりめんじわ)
fine wrinkles
訪緬 (ほうめん)
visit to Myanmar; visit to Burma
唐縮緬 (とうちりめん)
mousseline de laine; mousseline; light woollen fabric
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