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

Word

宿、守公、守宮
しゅく
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Word

未だき

未き、夙
adv
まだき
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
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夙に

adv
つとに
bright and early; early in life; long ago; for a long time
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夙志

しゅくし
long-cherished desire
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夙成

しゅくせい
precocity
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夙夜

n-t
しゅくや
from morning till night; day and night; always