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: ワン、うで
Romaji: wan, ude
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

arm, ability, talent

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  1163
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  wan
Chinese Reading:  wan4
Unicode:  8155
JIS:  4F53

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1006
Nelson Index: 3786
New Nelson Index: 4837
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b8.6
Four Corner Index: 7321.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1945
Gakken Index: 1114
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29631
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0337
Remembering the kanji Index: 1418
Kanji Flashcards Index: 850
Kodansha Compact Index: 1038
Kanji in Context Index: 1342
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 687
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 919
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1430
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1522
Essential Kanji Index: 1180
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1269
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3956
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1550

Words

(うで)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
利き腕 (ききうで)
one's dominant arm
腕前 (うでまえ)
ability; skill; facility
鉄腕 (てつわん)
strong arm
片腕 (かたうで)
one arm; right-hand man
(かいな)
arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
右腕 (みぎうで、うわん)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-hand person; right-handed pitcher
左腕 (さわん、ひだりうで)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
手腕 (しゅわん)
ability
腕時計 (うでどけい)
wristwatch
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