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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

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Readings

Kana: ケイ、ゲイ、いれずみ
Romaji: kei, gei, irezumi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

tatooing

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  20
Radical Number:  203
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-12-8
Korean Reading:  gyeong
Chinese Reading:  jing1
Unicode:  9ee5
JIS:  735D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5410
New Nelson Index: 7063
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d16.1
Four Corner Index: 6039.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48123
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.1030

Words

入れ墨 (いれずみ、しせい、ぶんしん、げい)
tattoo
黥く (めさく)
to have a facial tattoo (esp. one around the eye, one form of punishment in ancient Japan)
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