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、ゲ、かすみ、かす.む
Romaji: ka, ge, kasumi, kasu.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

be hazy, grow dim, blurred

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  173
Frequency:  1603
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-8-9
Korean Reading:  ha
Chinese Reading:  xia2
Unicode:  971e
JIS:  3262

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2814
Nelson Index: 5063
New Nelson Index: 6541
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8d9.1
Four Corner Index: 1074.7
Gakken Index: 1530
Japanese Names Index: 2693
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42365
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0066
Remembering the kanji Index: 2779
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1800
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2450
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2800
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3490
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3167

Words

(かすみ)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
朝霞 (あさがすみ、ちょうか)
morning glow; morning mist (haze)
霞網 (かすみあみ)
fowling net
霞桜 (かすみざくら、カスミザクラ)
Korean hill cherry (Prunus verecunda)
霞を食う (かすみをくう)
to live on air; to derive nourishment from an elemental portion of mist or fog (the goal of a mountain ascetic)
霞ヶ関 (かすみがせき)
area in Tokyo; Japanese government departments (euph)
春霞 (はるがすみ)
springtime haze
霞石 (かすみいし)
nepheline
かすみ草 (かすみそう、カスミソウ)
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
霞む (かすむ)
to grow hazy; to be misty; to get blurry; to be overshadowed
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