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: バク、ボ、マク、モ、ナイ、くれ、なか.れ、なし
Romaji: baku, bo, maku, mo, nai, kure, naka.re, nashi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

must not, do not, be not

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  mo
Chinese Reading:  mo4
Unicode:  83ab
JIS:  477C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3954
New Nelson Index: 5057
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k7.13
Four Corner Index: 4443.0
Japanese Names Index: 1175
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31078X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0685
Remembering the kanji Index: 2105
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1971
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2242
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2839

Words

(まな)
must not; may not
落莫 (らくばく)
desolate; dreary; lonesome
莫逆 (ばくぎゃく、ばくげき)
cordial relations
莫連 (ばくれん)
worldly woman
勿れ (なかれ)
must not; do not
莫大 (ばくだい)
enormous; vast; malva nut
莫大小 (めりやす、メリヤス、メリアス)
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
索莫 (さくばく)
dreary; bleak; desolate
莫斯科 (モスクワ)
Moscow
馬鹿 (ばか、バカ)
fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
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