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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菴、廬
いおり、あん、いお
hermitage; retreat
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沢庵

たくあん、たくわん
pickled daikon radish
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草庵

そうあん
thatched hut
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たくあん漬け

沢庵漬、沢庵漬け、たくあん漬
たくあんづけ
pickled daikon (radish)
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僧庵生活

そうあんせいかつ
hermit life
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僧庵

そうあん
priest's hermitage
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桂庵

慶庵、慶安
けいあん
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
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庵点

いおりてん
part alternation mark (symbol indicating the following words are taken from a song or that the person saying the words is singing); Unicode U+303D symbol
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庵主

あんじゅ、あんしゅ
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
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庵室

あんしつ、あんじつ
hermit's cell; retreat