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: ジャク、ニャク、ニャ、わか.い、わか-、も.しくわ、も.し、も.しくは、ごと.し
Romaji: jaku, nyaku, nya, waka.i, waka-, mo.shikuwa, mo.shi, mo.shikuha, goto.shi
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: わく、わこ
Romaji: waku, wako
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Romaji

Meanings

young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  458
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  ya
Chinese Reading:  re3
Unicode:  82e5
JIS:  3C63

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2241
Nelson Index: 3926
New Nelson Index: 5007
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k5.12
Four Corner Index: 4460.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 886
Gakken Index: 372
Japanese Names Index: 692
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30796P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0574
Remembering the kanji Index: 223
Busy People Index: 3.15
Kanji Way Index: 391
Kanji Flashcards Index: 863
Kodansha Compact Index: 648
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 896
Kanji in Context Index: 125
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1430
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1928
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 228
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 237
Essential Kanji Index: 982
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2785
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1977
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 864

Words

(ごと、こと、もころ)
like; similar to; same as
若い (わかい)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
若手 (わかて)
young person
若松 (わかまつ)
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
若しくは (もしくは)
or; otherwise
(わか)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
若干 (じゃっかん、そこばく、そくばく、そこば)
some; few; a number of; a little (bit); somewhat; to a certain extent; many; a lot
若者 (わかもの)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
若葉 (わかば、どんよう)
new leaves; fresh verdure
若年 (じゃくねん)
youth
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