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: シ、ジ、う.える、まく
Romaji: shi, ji, u.eru, maku
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Name Readings

Kana: まい、まか、まき
Romaji: mai, maka, maki
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Meaning

sow (seeds)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2368
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-10
Korean Reading:  si
Chinese Reading:  shi2
Unicode:  8494
JIS:  3C2C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4018
New Nelson Index: 5153
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k10.7
Four Corner Index: 4464.1
Japanese Names Index: 1985
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31546X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0813
Remembering the kanji Index: 2395
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1507
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2042
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2476
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2935

Words

蒔絵 (まきえ)
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
ばら撒く (ばらまく)
to disseminate; to scatter; to broadcast; to give money freely; to strew
豆まき (まめまき)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
春まき (はるまき)
sowing in spring
種蒔き (たねまき)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
蒔く (まく)
to sow; to plant; to seed; to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
麦蒔 (むぎまき)
wheat planting
遅まき (おそまき)
sowing late; doing late
秋まき (あきまき)
autumn sowing; fall sowing
麦蒔き (むぎまき)
sowing wheat or barley
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