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: ジャ、よこし.ま
Romaji: ja, yokoshi.ma
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

wicked, injustice, wrong

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  92
Frequency:  1612
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-3
Korean Reading:  ya
Chinese Reading:  ye2
Unicode:  90aa
JIS:  3C59

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1124
Nelson Index: 2849
New Nelson Index: 6135
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d5.8
Four Corner Index: 7722.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1340
Gakken Index: 1643
Japanese Names Index: 642
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39357P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0223
Remembering the kanji Index: 1906
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1825
Kodansha Compact Index: 754
Kanji in Context Index: 1417
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 766
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1039
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1925
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2055
Essential Kanji Index: 1520
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1443
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3244
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1219

Words

(よこしま)
wicked; evil
邪悪 (じゃあく)
wicked; evil
邪神 (じゃしん)
an evil god
邪馬台国 (やまたいこく、やばたいこく)
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
破邪 (はじゃ)
(sense of) crushing evil
邪魔 (じゃま)
hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; to visit (somebody's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
風邪 (かぜ、ふうじゃ)
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
無邪気 (むじゃき)
innocence; simple-mindedness
邪道 (じゃどう)
evil course; heresy
邪気 (じゃき、じゃけ、ざけ)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
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