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: ゲン、ケン、てら.う
Romaji: gen, ken, tera.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

show off, display, pretend

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  60
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  xuan4
Unicode:  8852
JIS:  6A4A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1620
New Nelson Index: 1753
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3i8.1
Four Corner Index: 2122.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34045
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0153

Words

奇を衒う (きをてらう)
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
衒学 (げんがく)
pedantry; display of learning
衒学趣味 (げんがくしゅみ)
pedantry; display of one's learning; being of a pedantic disposition
衒気 (げんき)
affectation; ostentation; vanity
幻妻 (げんさい)
wife; woman; prostitute; streetwalker
衒う (てらう)
to show off; to parade; to pretend
衒学者 (げんがくしゃ)
pedant; bookworm
衒学的 (げんがくてき)
pedantic
衒耀 (げんよう)
false glitter
衒い (てらい)
affectation; pretension
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