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: サン、ほ.める、たた.える
Romaji: san, ho.meru, tata.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

praise, picture title

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  26
Radical Number:  149
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-7-19
Korean Reading:  chan
Chinese Reading:  zan4
Unicode:  8b9a
JIS:  6C2D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1665
Nelson Index: 4457
New Nelson Index: 5729
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a15.1
Four Corner Index: 0468.6
Japanese Names Index: 3013
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36163
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0626
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2098
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3061

Words

(さん)
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
賛歌 (さんか)
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
賛美 (さんび)
praise; adoration; glorification
自画自賛 (じがじさん)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
和讃 (わさん)
hymns of praise in Japanese
画讃 (がさん)
legend over a picture; inscription (legend, writing) on a painting
賛辞 (さんじ)
eulogy; compliment
賛美歌 (さんびか)
hymn; hymnal
賞賛 (しょうさん)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
讃談 (さんだん)
praising Buddha; sermon; praise (second of the five gates of mindfulness); style of Buddhistic song of praise, usually praising Buddha, the Bodhisattva, the Buddhistic teachings, etc.; rumor; rumour; hearsay
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