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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

銷

Readings

Kana: ショウ、ソウ、け.す、と.ける、かわ.す、とろ.かす
Romaji: shō, sou, ke.su, to.keru, kawa.su, toro.kasu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

erase, shut (door)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-7
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  xiao1
Unicode:  92b7
JIS:  6E79

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1732
Nelson Index: 4861
New Nelson Index: 6276
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a7.10
Four Corner Index: 8912.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40424
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0547
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2174

Words

意気消沈 (いきしょうちん)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
消却 (しょうきゃく)
erasure; paying back debt; effacement
消する (しょうする)
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
消夏 (しょうか)
summering; spending the summer
消沈 (しょうちん)
depression; low spirits; dejection
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