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: シュウ、シュ、おお.い
Romaji: shū, shu, oo.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

masses, great numbers, multitude, populace

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  143
Frequency:  450
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-6-6
Korean Reading:  jung
Chinese Reading:  zhong4
Unicode:  8846
JIS:  3D30

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2683
Nelson Index: 4210
New Nelson Index: 5417
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5h7.1
Four Corner Index: 2723.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 705
Gakken Index: 570
Japanese Names Index: 1762
Daikanwanjiten Index: 33981
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0133
Remembering the kanji Index: 1857
Kanji Way Index: 232
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1720
Kodansha Compact Index: 1612
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 901
Kanji in Context Index: 1194
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1724
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2342
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1874
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2001
Essential Kanji Index: 651
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3325
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 865
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 806
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 948

Words

(しゅう、しゅ)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique; bunch
衆議院 (しゅうぎいん)
lower house; House of Representatives
民衆 (みんしゅう)
people; populace; masses
公衆 (こうしゅう)
the public; general public
観衆 (かんしゅう)
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
アメリカ合衆国 (アメリカがっしゅうこく)
United States of America
大衆 (たいしゅう)
general public; the masses
合衆国 (がっしゅうこく)
federal state; United States of America
衆院 (しゅういん)
lower house of the Diet; House of Representatives
聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)
audience; attendance; hearers
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