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: セン、すす.める
Romaji: sen, susu.meru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: こも
Romaji: komo
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1082
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  cheon
Chinese Reading:  jian4
Unicode:  85a6
JIS:  4126

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2373
Nelson Index: 4067
New Nelson Index: 5219
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.25
Four Corner Index: 4422.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1499
Gakken Index: 1389
Japanese Names Index: 2683
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32143P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0958
Remembering the kanji Index: 2000
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1707
Kodansha Compact Index: 670
Kanji in Context Index: 1411
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1537
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2097
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2019
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2156
Essential Kanji Index: 1748
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3008
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1950
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1849

Words

(こも)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
勧める (すすめる)
to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine)
他薦 (たせん、たぜん)
recommendation
薦挙 (せんきょ)
recommendation
推薦状 (すいせんじょう)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
推薦 (すいせん)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
真菰 (まこも、マコモ)
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
薦被り (こもかぶり)
cask wrapped in straw matting; beggar
仙骨 (せんこつ)
sacrum; sacral bone; hermitry; appearance of an hermit; unworldliness; unusual physique; outstanding appearance
推薦書 (すいせんしょ)
recommendation; nomination
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