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: バン、ハン
Romaji: ban, han
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: しげ、しげる、ば
Romaji: shige, shigeru, ba
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

grow luxuriously

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2361
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-12
Korean Reading:  beon
Chinese Reading:  fan1
Unicode:  8543
JIS:  4859

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2522
Nelson Index: 4056
New Nelson Index: 5199
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k12.9
Four Corner Index: 4460.9
Japanese Names Index: 2371
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31906X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0899
Remembering the kanji Index: 2381
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2082
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2464
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2989

Words

玄蕃寮 (げんばりょう)
The Agency for Buddhists and Foreigners (ritsuryou system)
蛮人 (ばんじん)
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
蕃族 (ばんぞく)
savage tribe
蕃書 (ばんしょ)
(Edo period) foreign writings
繁殖 (はんしょく)
breed; multiply; increase; propagation
藩主 (はんしゅ)
feudal lord; daimyo
蛮夷 (ばんい)
savages; barbarians
蕃神 (ばんしん)
foreign god
蕃社 (ばんしゃ)
aborigines village
唐辛子 (とうがらし、とんがらし、ばんしょう、トウガラシ)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper; shichimi pepper
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