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: ジ、シ、みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
Romaji: ji, shi, mizuka.ra, ono.zukara, ono.zuto
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Name Reading

Kana: より
Romaji: yori
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Meaning

oneself

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  132
Frequency:  19
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  4-6-2
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  zi4
Unicode:  81ea
JIS:  3C2B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3525
Nelson Index: 3841
New Nelson Index: 4900
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c1.1
Four Corner Index: 2600.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 134
Gakken Index: 53
Japanese Names Index: 340
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30095
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0403
Remembering the kanji Index: 36
Busy People Index: 2.19
Kanji Way Index: 14
Kanji Flashcards Index: 242
Kodansha Compact Index: 1587
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 150
Kanji in Context Index: 63
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2195
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2954
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 36
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 36
Essential Kanji Index: 60
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4338
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 879
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 229
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 126

Words

(じ、ころ)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
自治体 (じちたい)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous entity
自ら (みずから)
for one's self; personally
自治 (じち)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
自衛隊 (じえいたい)
self-defence force; self-defense force; Japan Self-Defence Force; JSDF
自身 (じしん)
by oneself; personally
自ずから (おのずから)
naturally; as a matter of course
自然 (しぜん)
nature; spontaneity; naturally; spontaneously
自己 (じこ)
self; oneself
自殺 (じさつ)
suicide
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