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: ソウ、も
Romaji: sou, mo
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

seaweed, duckweed

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2124
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-16
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zao3
Unicode:  85fb
JIS:  4174

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2384
Nelson Index: 4098
New Nelson Index: 5254
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k16.8
Four Corner Index: 4419.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1531
Gakken Index: 2031
Japanese Names Index: 2837
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32401X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.1004
Remembering the kanji Index: 2035
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1710
Kodansha Compact Index: 674
Kanji in Context Index: 1839
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1546
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2116
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2052
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2191
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3033
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1964
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1920

Words

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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
海藻 (かいそう)
seaweed
もぬけの殻 (もぬけのから)
completely empty; vacant; deserted; (everything) gone
紅藻 (こうそう)
red algae; rhodophyceae
才藻 (さいそう)
poetic talent
藻類 (そうるい)
seaweed; algae
玉藻 (たまも)
seaweed
若布 (わかめ、ワカメ)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
文藻 (ぶんそう)
literary talent
藻屑蟹 (もくずがに、モクズガニ)
Japanese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica)
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