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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

龜

Readings

Kana: キ、キュウ、キン、かめ
Romaji: ki, kyū, kin, kame
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ひさし
Romaji: hisashi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

turtle, tortoise

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  213
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-2-16
Korean Reading:  gyun
Chinese Reading:  qiu1
Unicode:  9f9c
JIS:  737D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2150
New Nelson Index: 7106
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2n9.1
Four Corner Index: 2711.7
Japanese Names Index: 2598A
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48847
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.1151
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2667

Words

亀の甲 (かめのこう)
tortoise shell
亀の手 (かめのて)
barnacle
亀甲 (きっこう、きこう)
tortoise shell
亀裂 (きれつ)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
亀の子 (かめのこ)
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
亀鑑 (きかん)
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
亀卜 (きぼく、かめうら)
tortoise-shell divination
カメ虫 (かめむし、カメむし、カメムシ)
shield bug; stink bug
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