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: キン、コン、ちか.い
Romaji: kin, kon, chika.i
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: おう、おお、この
Romaji: ou, oo, kono
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Romaji

Meanings

near, early, akin, tantamount

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  194
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-3-4
Korean Reading:  geun
Chinese Reading:  jin4
Unicode:  8fd1
JIS:  3661

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3061
Nelson Index: 4671
New Nelson Index: 6021
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q4.3
Four Corner Index: 3230.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 103
Gakken Index: 127
Japanese Names Index: 506
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38752P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0013
Remembering the kanji Index: 1129
Busy People Index: 2.12
Kanji Way Index: 149
Kanji Flashcards Index: 259
Kodansha Compact Index: 679
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 113
Kanji in Context Index: 109
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1941
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2634
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1136
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1210
Essential Kanji Index: 127
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3798
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2654
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 195
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 140

Words

付近 (ふきん)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
近代 (きんだい)
present day; modern times
近年 (きんねん)
recent years
近畿 (きんき)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
近郊 (きんこう)
suburbs; outskirts
近い (ちかい)
near; close; short (distance)
近く (ちかく)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
最近 (さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
接近 (せっきん)
getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
近隣 (きんりん)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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