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: ホウ、あ.う、むか.える
Romaji: hou, a.u, muka.eru
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Name Readings

Kana: あい、おう
Romaji: ai, ou
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Meanings

meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  2116
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-3-7
Korean Reading:  bong
Chinese Reading:  feng2
Unicode:  9022
JIS:  3029

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4694
New Nelson Index: 6054
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q7.15
Four Corner Index: 3730.4
Japanese Names Index: 1516
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38901X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0075
Remembering the kanji Index: 2417
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2774
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2497
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4002
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2555

Words

会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
忍び逢い (しのびあい)
clandestine meeting; rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting (e.g. for lovers)
巡り会う (めぐりあう)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
行き会う (いきあう、ゆきあう)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
逢着 (ほうちゃく)
encounter; face
出会う (であう)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
逢魔が時 (おうまがとき)
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
出会い (であい)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
会わせる (あわせる)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
逢瀬 (おうせ)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
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