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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

鎗

Readings

Kana: ソウ、ショウ、やり
Romaji: sou, shō, yari
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

spear, lance, javelin

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-10
Korean Reading:  jaeng
Chinese Reading:  qiang1
Unicode:  9397
JIS:  4179

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4896
New Nelson Index: 6320
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a10.4
Four Corner Index: 8816.7
Japanese Names Index: 2747
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40709
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0609

Words

槍 (やり)
spear; lance; javelin; lance (shogi piece); jeering