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

Name Readings

Kana: ひさ、ひさし
Romaji: hisa, hisashi
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Romaji

Meanings

tortoise, turtle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  213
Frequency:  1353
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-9
Korean Reading:  gyun
Chinese Reading:  qiu1
Unicode:  4e80
JIS:  3535

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2128
Nelson Index: 5445
New Nelson Index: 62
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2n9.1
Four Corner Index: 2771.6
Gakken Index: 1288
Japanese Names Index: 1531
Daikanwanjiten Index: 210
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0403
Remembering the kanji Index: 534
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1346
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1826
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 540
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 573
Essential Kanji Index: 1921
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2637

Words

(かめ)
tortoise; turtle
亀甲 (きっこう、きこう)
tortoise shell
亀鑑 (きかん)
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
亀卜 (きぼく、かめうら)
tortoise-shell divination
お亀 (おかめ)
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
亀裂 (きれつ)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
宝亀 (ほうき)
Houki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
亀頭炎 (きとうえん)
balanitis (inflammation of the glans penis)
亀腹 (かめばら)
white plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)
亀頭 (きとう)
glans (esp. glans penis)
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