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: セン、ゼン、いや.しい、いや.しむ、いや.しめる、しず、やす.い
Romaji: sen, zen, iya.shii, iya.shimu, iya.shimeru, shizu, yasu.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

despise, low-life, poverty

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  154
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-7-6
Korean Reading:  cheon
Chinese Reading:  jian4
Unicode:  8cce
JIS:  4128

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4505
New Nelson Index: 5796
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7b8.3
Four Corner Index: 6385.3
Remembering the kanji Index: 2735
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2765

Words

下賎 (げせん)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar; coarse
賎業 (せんぎょう)
low or mean occupation
卑賎 (ひせん)
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
貧賎 (ひんせん)
poor and lowly
不可触賎民 (ふかしょくせんみん)
untouchable (of India's caste system)
貴賤 (きせん)
high and low; all ranks
賎業婦 (せんぎょうふ)
prostitute
微賤 (びせん)
low rank; humble station; obscurity
賤民 (せんみん)
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
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