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: ツイ、すが.る
Romaji: tsui, suga.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cling, hang on, depend

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  120
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-6-9
Korean Reading:  chu
Chinese Reading:  zhui4
Unicode:  7e0b
JIS:  6557

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3576
New Nelson Index: 4544
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a9.14
Four Corner Index: 2793.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27740
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1139

Words

寄り縋る (よりすがる)
to cling to; to rely on
取りすがる (とりすがる)
to cling to
縋りつく (すがりつく)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
藁にもすがる思いで (わらにもすがるおもいで)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
泣き縋がる (なきすがる)
to cling tearfully to another person
追いすがる (おいすがる)
to be hot on a person's heels
縋る (すがる)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
藁にも縋る (わらにもすがる)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
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