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: ザイ、つみ
Romaji: zai, tsumi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  122
Frequency:  732
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  2-5-8
Korean Reading:  joe
Chinese Reading:  zui4
Unicode:  7f6a
JIS:  3A61

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2610
Nelson Index: 3643
New Nelson Index: 4644
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5g8.4
Four Corner Index: 6011.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 686
Gakken Index: 928
Japanese Names Index: 2006
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28293
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0017
Remembering the kanji Index: 1636
Kanji Flashcards Index: 830
Kodansha Compact Index: 1464
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 713
Kanji in Context Index: 1047
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1673
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2264
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1651
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1764
Essential Kanji Index: 748
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3224
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3654
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 794
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 775

Words

(つみ)
crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion; penalty; sentence; punishment; fault; responsibility; culpability; thoughtlessness; lack of consideration
謝罪 (しゃざい)
apology
無罪 (むざい)
innocence
罪人 (つみびと)
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
大罪 (だいざい、たいざい)
serious crime; grave sin
犯罪 (はんざい)
crime; offence; offense
有罪 (ゆうざい)
guilt; culpability
冤罪 (えんざい)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
罪人 (ざいにん)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
罪悪 (ざいあく)
crime; sin; vice
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