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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: ベン、ヘン、むち、むちうつ
Romaji: ben, hen, muchi, muchiutsu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

whip, rod, counter for whippings

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  177
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-9-9
Korean Reading:  pyeon
Chinese Reading:  bian1
Unicode:  97ad
JIS:  4A5C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5104
New Nelson Index: 6595
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k15.8
Four Corner Index: 4154.6
Japanese Names Index: 2752
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42937
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0171
Remembering the kanji Index: 2783
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1603
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2804
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2272

Words

(むち、ぶち、ムチ)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod; pointer
鞭打つ (むちうつ)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
ご鞭撻 (ごべんたつ)
encouragement; enthusiasm; urging
鞭毛 (べんもう)
flagellum
鞭撻 (べんたつ)
encouragement; enthusiasm; urging; chastising by whipping
教鞭 (きょうべん)
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
先鞭 (せんべん)
initiative; pioneering
三鞭酒 (しゃんぺん、シャンペン、シャンパン、シャンパーニュ)
champagne
鞭打ち症 (むちうちしょう)
whiplash
飴と鞭 (あめとむち)
carrot and the stick policy
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