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: マン、バン、はびこ.る、つる
Romaji: man, ban, habiko.ru, tsuru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

vine, tendril, influence, connections, good offices, spread, sprawl, thrive, rampant, powerful

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-11
Korean Reading:  man
Chinese Reading:  wan4
Unicode:  8513
JIS:  4C22

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4039
New Nelson Index: 5180
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k11.15
Four Corner Index: 4440.7
Japanese Names Index: 2192
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31784X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0869
Remembering the kanji Index: 2359
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2074
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2445
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2975

Words

(つる)
vine; bine; tendril; runner; bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear; connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter
蔓延 (まんえん)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
つる植物 (つるしょくぶつ)
creeper (creeping plant); trailer (trailing plant); climber (climbing plant); vine
金づる (かねづる)
source of revenue; financial supporter
蔦蔓 (つたかずら)
ivy and vines; creepers
(かずら)
creeping plant; creeper
いもづる接続 (いもづるせつぞく)
daisy chain connection
甘茶蔓 (あまちゃづる、アマチャヅル)
jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
手蔓 (てづる)
connections; contacts; influence
日陰の蔓 (ひかげのかずら、ヒカゲノカズラ)
running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
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