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: イ、しお.れる、しな.びる、しぼ.む、な.える
Romaji: i, shio.reru, shina.biru, shibo.mu, na.eru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: あし
Romaji: ashi
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Romaji

Meanings

reed, bullrush

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2343
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-10
Korean Reading:  wi
Chinese Reading:  wei3
Unicode:  8466
JIS:  3031

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3998
New Nelson Index: 5160
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k10.21
Four Corner Index: 4450.6
Japanese Names Index: 1992
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31437
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0800
Remembering the kanji Index: 2411
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2041
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2491
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2934

Words

(あし、よし、アシ、ヨシ)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
芦毛 (あしげ)
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
ヨーロッパ葦切 (ヨーロッパよしきり、ヨーロッパヨシキリ)
Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
一葦 (いちい)
one reed; boat
虎葦毛 (とらあしげ)
dapple gray (horse coat color); dapple grey
葦原 (あしはら、あしわら、よしわら、ヨシわら、アシはら、アシわら)
reed bed
葦登 (よしのぼり、ヨシノボリ)
Amur goby (Rhinogobius brunneus)
葦簀 (よしず)
reed screen
海驢 (あしか、みち、アシカ)
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
葦辺 (あしべ)
reedy shore
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