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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: カ、くつ
Romaji: ka, kutsu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

shoes

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  177
Frequency:  1561
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-9-4
Korean Reading:  hwa
Chinese Reading:  xue1
Unicode:  9774
JIS:  3724

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1781
Nelson Index: 5092
New Nelson Index: 6576
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k10.34
Four Corner Index: 4151.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1052
Gakken Index: 1446
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42729
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0154
Remembering the kanji Index: 1894
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1004
Kodansha Compact Index: 1878
Kanji in Context Index: 995
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1165
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1586
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1912
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2042
Essential Kanji Index: 1907
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2235
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1956
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1687

Words

(くつ)
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
長靴 (ながぐつ、ちょうか)
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
乗馬靴 (じょうばぐつ)
riding boots
製靴 (せいか)
shoe-making
深靴 (ふかぐつ)
deep boots
靴下 (くつした)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
わら靴 (わらぐつ)
straw boots
製靴業 (せいかぎょう)
the shoemaking industry
紳士靴 (しんしぐつ)
men's shoes
上靴 (うわぐつ)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
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