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: ハン、しげ.る、しげ.く
Romaji: han, shige.ru, shige.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  1198
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-10-6
Korean Reading:  ban
Chinese Reading:  po2
Unicode:  7e41
JIS:  484B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2853
Nelson Index: 3596
New Nelson Index: 4570
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a10.13
Four Corner Index: 8890.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1720
Gakken Index: 1136
Japanese Names Index: 2848
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27803P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1167
Remembering the kanji Index: 1337
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1647
Kodansha Compact Index: 1510
Kanji in Context Index: 1187
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1826
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2484
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1349
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1435
Essential Kanji Index: 1092
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3536
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2341
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1845

Words

繁殖 (はんしょく)
breed; multiply; increase; propagation
繁栄 (はんえい)
prospering; prosperity; thriving; flourishing
繁盛 (はんじょう)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
繁茂 (はんも)
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
繁体字 (はんたいじ)
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
頻繁 (ひんぱん)
frequent; incessant
繁華 (はんか)
bustle; prosperity
煩忙 (はんぼう)
pressure of business; busy
し吹く (しぶく)
to splash; to spray
繁殖力 (はんしょくりょく)
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
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