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: ム、ボウ、ブ、きり
Romaji: mu, bou, bu, kiri
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fog, mist

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  173
Frequency:  1747
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-8-11
Korean Reading:  mu
Chinese Reading:  wu4
Unicode:  9727
JIS:  4C38

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2817
Nelson Index: 5065
New Nelson Index: 6545
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8d11.1
Four Corner Index: 1022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1845
Gakken Index: 1088
Japanese Names Index: 2846
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42418
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0070
Remembering the kanji Index: 1228
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1893
Kodansha Compact Index: 1869
Kanji in Context Index: 845
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1802
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2452
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1236
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1314
Essential Kanji Index: 1038
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3493
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3145
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1924

Words

(きり)
fog; mist; spray
夜霧 (よぎり)
night fog
雲霧 (うんむ)
clouds and fog
霧雨 (きりさめ)
drizzle; light rain
雲集霧散 (うんしゅうむさん)
(many things) gathering like clouds and vanishing like mist; swarming and scattering
朝霧 (あさぎり)
morning fog; morning mist
濃霧 (のうむ)
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
噴霧 (ふんむ)
spraying
噴霧器 (ふんむき)
sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser
霧に覆われる (きりにおおわれる)
to be enveloped in mist
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