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: カン、かんが.みる、かがみ
Romaji: kan, kanga.miru, kagami
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Name Readings

Kana: あき、あきら
Romaji: aki, akira
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Meanings

specimen, take warning from, learn from

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  23
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  1391
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-15
Korean Reading:  gam
Chinese Reading:  jian4
Unicode:  9451
JIS:  3455

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1773
Nelson Index: 4924
New Nelson Index: 6361
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a15.2
Four Corner Index: 8811.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1117
Gakken Index: 1171
Japanese Names Index: 2968
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40988
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0651
Remembering the kanji Index: 1455
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1860
Kodansha Compact Index: 1836
Kanji in Context Index: 1608
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1160
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1580
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1467
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1564
Essential Kanji Index: 1310
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2226
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2874
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1945

Words

(かがみ)
model; pattern
鑑賞 (かんしょう)
appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense
鑑定 (かんてい)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
鑑識 (かんしき)
judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having eye for; forensics; crime lab
鑑みる (かんがみる)
to heed; to take into account; to bear in mind; to learn from; to take warning from; in view of; in the light of
図鑑 (ずかん)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
年鑑 (ねんかん)
yearbook; almanac; annual
名鑑 (めいかん)
directory; list
鑑別 (かんべつ)
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
印鑑 (いんかん)
stamp; seal
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