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: セン、あかね
Romaji: sen, akane
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

madder, red dye, Turkey red

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2422
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-6
Korean Reading:  cheon
Chinese Reading:  xi1
Unicode:  831c
JIS:  302B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2261
Nelson Index: 3932
New Nelson Index: 5019
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k6.3
Four Corner Index: 4460.1
Japanese Names Index: 928
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30871X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0619
Remembering the kanji Index: 2407
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1448
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1951
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2487
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2811

Words

(あかね、アカネ)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
茜差す空 (あかねさすそら)
glowing sky
秋茜 (あきあかね、アキアカネ)
var. of red dragonfly (Sympetrum frequens)
茜の根 (あかねのね)
madder root
茜色 (あかねいろ)
madder red
蝦夷茜 (えぞあかね、エゾアカネ)
yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)
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