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: シ、か.う
Romaji: shi, ka.u
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: かい
Romaji: kai
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

domesticate, raise, keep, feed

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  184
Frequency:  1392
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  si4
Unicode:  98fc
JIS:  3B74

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1716
Nelson Index: 5163
New Nelson Index: 6685
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8b5.4
Four Corner Index: 8772.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1322
Gakken Index: 1432
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44107P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0390
Remembering the kanji Index: 1866
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1904
Kodansha Compact Index: 1905
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 722
Kanji in Context Index: 1348
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1128
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1529
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1884
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2010
Essential Kanji Index: 1156
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2149
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2849
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 777

Words

飼育 (しいく)
breeding; raising; rearing
飼料 (しりょう)
fodder; feed
鵜飼い (うかい、うがい)
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
飼養 (しよう)
breeding; raising
飼い殺し (かいごろし)
keeping a pet till it dies; keeping a useless person on the payroll
飼う (かう)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed
飼い主 (かいぬし)
shepherd; (pet) owner
飼い犬 (かいいぬ)
pet dog
飼い鳥 (かいどり)
pet bird; cage bird
飼い葉 (かいば)
fodder
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