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: シツ、シチ、チ、たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
Romaji: shitsu, shichi, chi, tachi, tada.su, moto, warifu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

substance, quality, matter, temperament

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  154
Frequency:  389
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  2-8-7
Korean Reading:  ji
Chinese Reading:  zhi4
Unicode:  8cea
JIS:  3C41

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2808
Nelson Index: 4518
New Nelson Index: 5817
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7b8.7
Four Corner Index: 7280.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 699
Gakken Index: 369
Japanese Names Index: 2395
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36833
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0787
Remembering the kanji Index: 1137
Busy People Index: 2.16
Kanji Way Index: 359
Kanji Flashcards Index: 253
Kodansha Compact Index: 1737
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 726
Kanji in Context Index: 238
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1796
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2445
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1146
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1219
Essential Kanji Index: 325
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3483
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2661
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 628
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 808

Words

(しつ)
quality
(しち)
collateral; pledge; pawned article
性質 (せいしつ)
nature; property; disposition
質問 (しつもん)
question; inquiry; enquiry
地質 (ちしつ)
geological features
(たち)
quality; nature (of person)
物質 (ぶっしつ)
material; substance
実質 (じっしつ)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial; essential; tangible
質量 (しつりょう)
mass
品質 (ひんしつ)
(material) quality
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