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: ヨウ、ひ
Romaji: you, hi
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あき、あきら、あけ、はる、ひろ、やん、よ
Romaji: aki, akira, ake, haru, hiro, yan, yo
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Romaji

Meanings

sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  170
Frequency:  1071
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  yang
Chinese Reading:  yang2
Unicode:  967d
JIS:  4D5B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 626
Nelson Index: 5012
New Nelson Index: 6470
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d9.5
Four Corner Index: 7622.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 406
Gakken Index: 990
Japanese Names Index: 1567
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41725
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0926
Remembering the kanji Index: 1300
Kanji Flashcards Index: 989
Kodansha Compact Index: 747
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 429
Kanji in Context Index: 834
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 453
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 572
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1309
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1397
Essential Kanji Index: 753
Kodansha Kanji Index: 764
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3651
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 527
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 413

Words

(よう)
yang (i.e. the positive); the open (i.e. a visible place)
太陽 (たいよう)
sun; solar
山陽 (さんよう)
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
太陽系 (たいようけい)
solar system
陽気 (ようき)
cheerful; jovial; merry; lively; weather; season; spirit of yang
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day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
陽子 (ようし)
proton
陰陽 (いんよう、おんみょう、おんよう)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
太陽光 (たいようこう)
sunlight
陽性 (ようせい)
positivity
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