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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

芝

Readings

Kana: シ、しば
Romaji: shi, shiba
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: こげ、しは
Romaji: koge, shiha
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Meanings

turf, lawn

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1052
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-3
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  zhi1
Unicode:  829d
JIS:  3C47

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2180
Nelson Index: 3893
New Nelson Index: 4961
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k2.1
Four Corner Index: 4430.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1335
Gakken Index: 722
Japanese Names Index: 289
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30699P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0530
Remembering the kanji Index: 1216
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1695
Kodansha Compact Index: 640
Kanji in Context Index: 568
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1380
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1867
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1224
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1301
Essential Kanji Index: 954
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2705
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1970
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1089

Words

芝 (しば)
lawn; sod; turf
芝生 (しばふ)
lawn
紙芝居 (かみしばい)
picture story show
芝居の筋 (しばいのすじ)
plot of a play
一人芝居 (ひとりしばい)
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
芝居 (しばい)
play; drama
人工芝 (じんこうしば)
artificial grass (lawn)
芝居がかる (しばいがかる)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
芝居を打つ (しばいをうつ)
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
芝居気 (しばいぎ、しばいげ)
theatrical
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