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: テイ、タイ、あきら.める、つまびらか、まこと
Romaji: tei, tai, akira.meru, tsumabiraka, makoto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

truth, clarity, abandon, give up

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  2457
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-9
Korean Reading:  che
Chinese Reading:  di4
Unicode:  8ae6
JIS:  447C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4407
New Nelson Index: 5663
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a9.16
Four Corner Index: 0062.7
Japanese Names Index: 2516
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35716
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0527
Remembering the kanji Index: 2716
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1444
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 467
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2010

Words

諦める (あきらめる)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
俗諦 (ぞくたい)
simplified teaching
諦観 (ていかん)
clear vision; resignation (as in reconciling oneself)
諦め (あきらめ)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
真諦 (しんたい、しんてい)
ultimate truth; essence (in Buddhism)
仮諦 (けたい)
truth of temporariness (holding that all things are temporary)
諦念 (ていねん)
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
苦諦 (くたい)
truth of suffering
要諦 (ようてい)
important point
空諦 (くうたい)
truth of emptiness (holding that all things are void)
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