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

Reading

Kana: コウ
Romaji: kou
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Name Reading

Kana: わたる
Romaji: wataru
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Meanings

navigate, sail, cruise, fly

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  137
Frequency:  665
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-6-4
Korean Reading:  hang
Chinese Reading:  hang2
Unicode:  822a
JIS:  3952

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1318
Nelson Index: 3867
New Nelson Index: 4933
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6c4.2
Four Corner Index: 2041.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 479
Gakken Index: 497
Japanese Names Index: 1136
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30385
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0482
Remembering the kanji Index: 1870
Kanji Flashcards Index: 858
Kodansha Compact Index: 1593
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 505
Kanji in Context Index: 649
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 885
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1204
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1888
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2014
Essential Kanji Index: 561
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1671
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 857
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 396
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 543

Words

航空 (こうくう)
aviation; flying
運航 (うんこう)
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
航海 (こうかい)
sail; voyage
航行 (こうこう)
cruise; navigation; sailing
航続 (こうぞく)
cruising; flight
航空機 (こうくうき)
aircraft; aeroplane; airplane
航路 (こうろ)
course; (sea) route; run
就航 (しゅうこう)
going into commission (e.g. ships)
巡航 (じゅんこう)
cruise; cruising
出航 (しゅっこう)
departure; sailing; shipping out; putting out to sea; takeoff; leaving port
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