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: ショク、シキ、いろ
Romaji: shoku, shiki, iro
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: しか、しこ
Romaji: shika, shiko
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Romaji

Meaning

color

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  139
Frequency:  621
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-2-4
Korean Reading:  saeg
Chinese Reading:  shai3
Unicode:  8272
JIS:  3F27

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2029
Nelson Index: 3889
New Nelson Index: 4956
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2n4.1
Four Corner Index: 2771.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 145
Gakken Index: 326
Japanese Names Index: 345
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30602
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0510
Remembering the kanji Index: 1753
Busy People Index: 2.20
Kanji Way Index: 405
Kanji Flashcards Index: 243
Kodansha Compact Index: 1599
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 162
Kanji in Context Index: 316
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1280
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1748
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1769
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1890
Essential Kanji Index: 241
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2522
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2556
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 94
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 127

Words

(いろ)
colour; color; complexion; appearance; look; love; lust; sensuality; love affair; lover; kind; type; variety
(しき)
rupa (form); visible objects (i.e. color and form)
褐色 (かっしょく)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
一色 (いっしょく、いっしき、ひといろ)
one color; one colour; one article; monochrome; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
黄色い (きいろい)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(しょく)
counter for colours
黄色 (きいろ、こうしょく、おうしょく)
yellow; amber
金色 (きんいろ、こんじき)
golden (colour, color)
灰色 (はいいろ)
grey; gray; ashen
色々 (いろいろ)
various; various colors (colours)
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