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: シュ、さけ、さか-
Romaji: shu, sake, saka-
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: き、さ、し
Romaji: ki, sa, shi
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Romaji

Meanings

sake, alcohol

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1006
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  jiu3
Unicode:  9152
JIS:  3C72

Indexes

Halpern Index: 444
Nelson Index: 2573
New Nelson Index: 6160
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a7.1
Four Corner Index: 3116.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 302
Gakken Index: 781
Japanese Names Index: 1066
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39776
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0353
Remembering the kanji Index: 1428
Kanji Flashcards Index: 972
Kodansha Compact Index: 1789
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 318
Kanji in Context Index: 144
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 328
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 403
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1440
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1535
Essential Kanji Index: 347
Kodansha Kanji Index: 532
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 375
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 422
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 356

Words

(さけ、ささ、き、くし、しゅ)
alcohol; sake
居酒屋 (いざかや)
bar; pub; tavern
飲酒 (いんしゅ)
drinking alcohol (sake)
禁酒 (きんしゅ)
prohibition; temperance; abstinence
清酒 (せいしゅ)
refined sake
酒造 (しゅぞう)
sake brewing
酒場 (さかば)
bar; bar-room
酒類 (しゅるい)
alcoholic drinks; liquor
酒屋 (さかや)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
酒蔵 (さかぐら)
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
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