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: チョウ、テイ、き.く、ゆる.す
Romaji: chō, tei, ki.ku, yuru.su
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Name Reading

Kana: きく
Romaji: kiku
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Meanings

listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  128
Frequency:  781
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-11
Korean Reading:  cheong
Chinese Reading:  ting1
Unicode:  8074
JIS:  4430

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1418
Nelson Index: 3716
New Nelson Index: 4740
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6e11.3
Four Corner Index: 1413.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1598
Gakken Index: 1051
Japanese Names Index: 2634
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29173
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0228
Remembering the kanji Index: 827
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1664
Kodansha Compact Index: 1585
Kanji in Context Index: 645
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 956
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1292
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 835
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 890
Essential Kanji Index: 1055
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1796
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3258
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1881

Words

視聴 (しちょう、してい)
looking and listening; (television) viewing; attention; interest
聴取 (ちょうしゅ)
listening; hearing; audition; radio reception
聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)
audience; attendance; hearers
試聴 (しちょう)
trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition
視聴覚 (しちょうかく)
senses of seeing and hearing; audiovisual
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
聴覚 (ちょうかく)
the sense of hearing
盗聴 (とうちょう)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
難聴 (なんちょう)
deafness
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
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