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Zach

Readings

Kana: シ、うた
Romaji: shi, uta
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

poem, poetry

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  1196
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-7-6
Korean Reading:  si
Chinese Reading:  shi1
Unicode:  8a69
JIS:  3B6D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1524
Nelson Index: 4360
New Nelson Index: 5610
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a6.5
Four Corner Index: 0464.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 291
Gakken Index: 1094
Japanese Names Index: 1933
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35427
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0441
Remembering the kanji Index: 346
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1750
Kodansha Compact Index: 1681
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 307
Kanji in Context Index: 945
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1024
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1384
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 352
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 370
Essential Kanji Index: 648
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1924
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3048
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 415
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 420

Words

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poem; verse of poetry
詩人 (しじん)
poet
作詩 (さくし)
versification; verse making
漢詩 (かんし、からうた)
Chinese poetry
詩文 (しぶん)
poetry and prose; literary works
(うた)
song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry
詩集 (ししゅう)
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
叙事詩 (じょじし)
descriptive poetry; epic poem
詩編 (しへん)
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
詩歌 (しいか、しか)
Japanese (and Chinese) poetry
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