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: ショウ、ゾウ、かたど.る
Romaji: shō, zou, katado.ru
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Name Reading

Kana: きさ
Romaji: kisa
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Romaji

Meanings

elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  152
Frequency:  394
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-2-10
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  xiang4
Unicode:  8c61
JIS:  3E5D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2134
Nelson Index: 4472
New Nelson Index: 5744
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2n10.1
Four Corner Index: 2723.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 533
Gakken Index: 575
Japanese Names Index: 1761
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36372
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0657
Remembering the kanji Index: 1976
Kanji Flashcards Index: 916
Kodansha Compact Index: 1718
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 540
Kanji in Context Index: 939
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1350
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1831
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1995
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2130
Essential Kanji Index: 809
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2647
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2551
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 663
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 591

Words

(しょう)
phenomenon
対象 (たいしょう)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
気象 (きしょう)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
印象 (いんしょう)
impression
気象庁 (きしょうちょう)
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
(ぞう)
elephant
現象 (げんしょう)
phenomenon
象徴 (しょうちょう)
symbol
抽象 (ちゅうしょう)
abstract
事象 (じしょう)
event; phenomenon; matter
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