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: カツ、くさび
Romaji: katsu, kusabi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

control, wedge

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  159
Frequency:  1771
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-10
Korean Reading:  hal
Chinese Reading:  xia2
Unicode:  8f44
JIS:  336D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1627
Nelson Index: 4636
New Nelson Index: 5981
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7c10.1
Four Corner Index: 5306.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1090
Gakken Index: 1791
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38482P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.1053
Remembering the kanji Index: 1552
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1802
Kodansha Compact Index: 1783
Kanji in Context Index: 1590
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1081
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1468
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1566
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1672
Essential Kanji Index: 1553
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2056
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1577
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1886

Words

(くさび)
wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin; tie; bond
直轄 (ちょっかつ)
direct control
統括 (とうかつ)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
管轄争い (かんかつあらそい)
jurisdictional dispute
車轄 (しゃかつ)
linchpin
管轄 (かんかつ)
jurisdiction; control
所轄 (しょかつ)
jurisdiction
管轄権 (かんかつけん)
(have) jurisdiction over
兼轄 (けんかつ)
joint administration
管轄ポート (かんかつポート)
administration port
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