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: ショウ、ソウ、たこ
Romaji: shō, sou, tako
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Meaning

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Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  195
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-11-7
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  shao1
Unicode:  9bb9
JIS:  7243

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5297
New Nelson Index: 6871
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 11a7.6
Four Corner Index: 2932.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 46154
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0747

Words

(たこ、タコ)
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