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: ガイ、カイ、コウ、ふた、けだ.し、おお.う、かさ、かこう
Romaji: gai, kai, kou, futa, keda.shi, oo.u, kasa, kakou
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cover, lid, flap

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2388
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-10
Korean Reading:  hab
Chinese Reading:  he2
Unicode:  84cb
JIS:  3338

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2503
Nelson Index: 4019
New Nelson Index: 5155
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k10.15
Four Corner Index: 4410.7
Japanese Names Index: 2193
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31652X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0845
Remembering the kanji Index: 2388
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2040
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1561
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2933

Words

(ふた、がい、フタ)
cover; lid; cap
口蓋 (こうがい)
palate
無蓋 (むがい)
open; uncovered
天蓋 (てんがい)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
口蓋裂 (こうがいれつ)
cleft palate
頭蓋骨 (ずがいこつ、とうがいこつ)
skull; cranium
有蓋 (ゆうがい)
covered; roofed; lidded
頭蓋 (ずがい)
cranium; skull
軟口蓋 (なんこうがい)
soft palate
落としぶた (おとしぶた)
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
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