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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: イ、そむ.く
Romaji: i, somu.ku
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: なめしがわ
Romaji: nameshigawa
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

tanned leather radical (no. 178)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  178
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  wi
Chinese Reading:  wei2
Unicode:  97cb
JIS:  706A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2287
New Nelson Index: 6601
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d7.18
Four Corner Index: 5050.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 43108
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0183
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2851

Words

韋陀天 (いだてん)
Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)
韋編 (いへん)
leather cord
吠陀 (ヴェーダ、ベーダ、いだ)
Veda
韋駄天 (いだてん)
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
韋編三絶 (いへんさんぜつ)
repeated reading; close (careful) reading; careful perusal
藍鞣 (あいなめし)
indigo-dyed leather
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