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: エイ、かげ、かげ.る、かざ.す、きぬがさ、くも.る、くもり
Romaji: ei, kage, kage.ru, kaza.su, kinugasa, kumo.ru, kumori
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

hold aloft

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  124
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-11-6
Korean Reading:  ye
Chinese Reading:  yi4
Unicode:  7ff3
JIS:  664A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2874
Nelson Index: 3679
New Nelson Index: 4691
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2t15.2
Four Corner Index: 7722.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28796
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0132
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3567

Words

(かすみ)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
(さしは、さしば、えい、は)
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
霞む (かすむ)
to grow hazy; to be misty; to get blurry; to be overshadowed
振りかざす (ふりかざす)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
黒影 (こくえい)
silhouette; dark shadow
(かげ)
shade; shadow; other side; back; background
かすみ目 (かすみめ)
partial blindness; dim eyesight
青底翳 (あおそこひ)
glaucoma
黒内障 (こくないしょう、くろそこひ)
black cataract; amaurosis
陰影 (いんえい)
shadow; gloom; shading; hatch; hatching
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