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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: セン、サン、あられ
Romaji: sen, san, arare
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hail, hailstones, small cubes

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  20
Radical Number:  173
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-8-12
Korean Reading:  san
Chinese Reading:  san3
Unicode:  9730
JIS:  7047

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5066
New Nelson Index: 6546
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8d12.1
Four Corner Index: 1024.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42458
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0073

Words

(あられ)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
散弾 (さんだん)
shot; buckshot
あられ餅 (あられもち)
roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, or sweetened with sugar, etc.)
春霰 (しゅんさん)
spring hail
雪あられ (ゆきあられ)
soft hail; snow pellets
雨あられ (あめあられ)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
散弾銃 (さんだんじゅう)
shotgun
感謝感激雨あられ (かんしゃかんげきあめあられ)
I am terribly grateful
雛霰 (ひなあられ)
sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival
豆あられ (まめあられ)
arare biscuit made from soybeans
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