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: シャ、もの
Romaji: sha, mono
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

someone, person

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  125
Frequency:  38
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  3-4-4
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  zhe3
Unicode:  8005
JIS:  3C54

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3211
Nelson Index: 3685
New Nelson Index: 4698
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c4.13
Four Corner Index: 4460.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 298
Gakken Index: 22
Japanese Names Index: 769
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28852
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0164
Remembering the kanji Index: 1256
Busy People Index: 3.6
Kanji Way Index: 19
Kanji Flashcards Index: 240
Kodansha Compact Index: 1578
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 314
Kanji in Context Index: 148
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2047
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2765
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1264
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1345
Essential Kanji Index: 56
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3980
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1478
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 235
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 302

Words

学者 (がくしゃ)
scholar
王者 (おうじゃ、おうしゃ)
king; monarch; ruler; reigning champion
業者 (ぎょうしゃ)
trader; merchant; vendor; manufacturer; contractor
何者 (なにもの)
who; what kind of person
演者 (えんじゃ)
presenter; speaker; performer; actor
記者 (きしゃ)
reporter
患者 (かんじゃ)
(a) patient
医者 (いしゃ)
(medical) doctor; physician
芸者 (げいしゃ)
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl
陰武者 (かげむしゃ)
body double (orig. of a military leader); wire puller; someone behind the scenes
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