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: セン、あざ.やか
Romaji: sen, aza.yaka
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  195
Frequency:  355
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-11-6
Korean Reading:  seon
Chinese Reading:  xian3
Unicode:  9bae
JIS:  412F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1877
Nelson Index: 5295
New Nelson Index: 6864
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 11a6.7
Four Corner Index: 2835.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1501
Gakken Index: 833
Japanese Names Index: 2670
Daikanwanjiten Index: 46133
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0743
Remembering the kanji Index: 551
Kanji Way Index: 471
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1920
Kodansha Compact Index: 1932
Kanji in Context Index: 916
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1210
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1656
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 557
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 590
Essential Kanji Index: 1350
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2355
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2555
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1891

Words

朝鮮 (ちょうせん)
Korea
朝鮮半島 (ちょうせんはんとう)
Korean peninsula
鮮やか (あざやか)
vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant; skillful; skilful; adept; adroit; deft; brilliant; beautiful; fine; excellent
鮮明 (せんめい)
vivid; clear; distinct
鮮魚 (せんぎょ)
fresh fish
北朝鮮 (きたちょうせん)
North Korea
朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 (ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
新鮮 (しんせん)
fresh
生鮮 (せいせん)
fresh
鮮血 (せんけつ)
fresh blood
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