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: ル、ロウ、いと
Romaji: ru, rou, ito
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

thread

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  120
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-6-11
Korean Reading:  ru
Chinese Reading:  lu:3
Unicode:  7e37
JIS:  655F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3605
New Nelson Index: 4584
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a11.3
Four Corner Index: 2594.4
Japanese Names Index: 2878
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27832
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1159

Words

一縷 (いちる)
a thread; a ray or sliver (of hope)
縷々綿々 (るるめんめん)
going on and on in tedious detail
縷縷 (るる)
continuously; unbroken; at great length; in minute detail
繁縷 (はこべ、はこべら、ハコベ、ハコベラ)
chickweed; stitchwort (Stellaria sp.)
一縷の望み (いちるののぞみ)
gleam (ray) of hope
縷説 (るせつ)
detailed explanation
ハコベ塩 (はこべじお、ハコベじお)
chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste
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